Main Ref. | Endo, H. and G. Shinohara, 1999 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | other (see remark) |
Diagnosis |
Eyes small, 7.1 times in HL. Upper jaw short, 3.7 in HL. Pectoral fin short, 3.0 in HL. Pelvic fin short, 9.6 in HL. Illicial cavity small, width 5.3 in HL. Bifurcated tubercles absent on the lateral body surface. Caudal fin rays, 4+5=9; pelvic fin rays, 4/5. (Ref. 35995). |
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 | 17 - 17 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 4 - 4 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |