Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | eel-like |
Cross section | oval |
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 | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
TL to 53 cm. Description: Characterized by brown color with irregular, narrow blackish bands; white spots widely scattered; lower jaw with white bars; white bar through eye; frequently with pair of short black stripes radiating from posterior eye; body depth at gill opening 18 in TL; anus anterior to middle of body, preanal length 2.4 in TL; gill opening at middle of side; three rows of jaw teeth, increasing in size inwardly; several large canines on intermaxillary, separated from uniserial vomerine teeth by gap (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
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 | 127 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 0 - 0 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | pointed; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 0 - 0 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |