Main Ref. | Gill, A.C., J.J. Pogonoski, G.I. Moore and J.W. Johnson, 2021 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: segmented dorsal rays 16 with third dorsal spine longest; pectoral rays 14, with all but uppermost branched in adults; lateral line complete, 27-30 tubed scales; no scales on maxilla, mandibles or lower part of snout; lower part of preopercle with two enlarged antrorse serrations; head length 41.9-44.7 % SL; snout length 7.1-9.2 % SL (Ref. 123579). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 27 - 30 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 13 - 15 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 10 - 13 |
on upper limb | 5 - 6 |
total | 15 - 19 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 10 - 10 |
total | 26 - 26 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 10 - 10 |
Soft-rays total | 16 - 16 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 14 - 14 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |