Main Ref. | Zhou, W. and G.H. Cui, 1993 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Distinguished by the following characters: mouth arched; upper lip smooth and with a deep median notch; lower lip with a median notch and two furrows on each side; processus dentiformis present and well developed; no incision in lower jaw; anterior nostril pierced in the front side of a tube; intestine with a bend at some distance behind stomach; lateral line complete, extending to caudal base; anus is situated about 1.0-1.5 eye diameters in front of anal fin origin; caudal fin slightly forked; 3-4 predorsal, 2 subdorsal and 4-5 postdorsal brown saddles on the back; body side with irregular dark brown blotches; dorsal fin with dark spots and caudal fin with irregular vertical rows of spots on rays; posterior chamber of air-bladder absent (Ref. 7410). |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |