Main Ref. | Chen, I.-S., P.-J. Miller, H.L. Wu and L.-S. Fang, 2002 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: Second dorsal fin rays I/7-8; anal fin rays I/5-8; pectoral fin rays 15-16. Scales in lateral series 8-10; predorsal scales 3-4; vertebrae (including urostyle) 27. First dorsal fin rays without filamentous extensions. Anal fin origin below interval between origins of second and third branched rays of second dorsal fin. Distance between pores and about equal to the gap between the two oculoscapular canals. Body with seven or eight squarish, dark-grey bars, usually wider than their interspaces. Cheek and opercle with two oblong black spots near lower edge of cheek in male. Branchiostegal membrane dark grey with eight to thirteen orange-red spots in male. Basal part of pectoral fin with deep black spot (Ref. 52293). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 28 - 30 |
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 | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 5 - 8 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 5 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes part of sucker-disc |
Position abdominal | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |