Morphology Data of Soleichthys heterorhinos
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Myers, R.F., 1991
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features none
Body shape lateral short and / or deep
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth sub-terminal/inferior
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: Characterized by adult with white to tan brown color with numerous dark brown lines or narrow bars across body and dorsal and anal fins; dorsal and anal fins with white margin and broad blue to blackish submarginal zone; pale caudal fin with black outer border; branched pectoral rays on eyed side 7-9, on blind side 6-8; ctenoid scales; elongate body, greatest depth 2.7-3.5 in SL; head length 6.0-6.8 in SL; small eyes and nearly continuous (minimal interorbital space); tubular anterior nostril longer than eye; ventral edge of head with fringe of cirri (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Soleichthys heterorhinos

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 105 - 122
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total 50 - 50

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 87 - 102
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 72 - 87

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   8 - 9
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  behind origin of D1
Spines     0
Soft-rays   4 - 4
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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