Morphology Data of Crenimugil buchanani
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Eccles, D.H., 1992
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 fusiform / normal
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

Description: No adipose eyelids; lower margin preorbital slightly bent, not or slightly notched, end truncate, lower and rear edge serrate, scaly (Ref. 4393). Very young with minute villiform teeth in single row in jaws; none visible in older specimens; palatines and vomer edentate, pterygoids and tongue with teeth (Ref. 4393). First dorsal fin with 4 spines, second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 8 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 9 soft rays; pectoral fin with 17-18 rays; pectoral fin folded forward reaches beyond eye (Ref. 4393). Scales on lateral line 32-36; scaly process at first dorsal-fin base; 4.0-4.5 in predorsal distance; pectoral axillary scale 2.8-5.2 times in head length (Ref. 4393, 4967).

Colouration: Characterised by the brilliant blue tail (Ref. 4393). This species is greenish dorsally; flanks and abdomen are silvery; small gold patch on upper operculum and iris; caudal fin bright blue and pectoral fins yellow with dark blue spot dorsally at origin (Ref. 9812).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Crenimugil buchanani

Lateral Lines 1 Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 32 - 36
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 18 - 20
Barbels 0
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 37 - 53
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 5 - 5
Soft-rays total 8 - 8
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 9 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     1
Soft-rays   17 - 18
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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