Main Ref. | Mandrytsa, S.A., 1993 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Head, body and fins dark; sides of the body with numerous narrow light contrasting longitudinal strips, running to the dorsal and caudal fins. Pectoral fin with no long, threadlike upper ray; inner side is dark, without the large light longitudinal patches on the central part of the fin and has no alternating dark and light longitudinal strips (Ref. 41472). |
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 | 27 - 27 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 13 - 14 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 12 - 12 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |