Main Ref. | Fernández, L., E.A. Sanabria and L.B. Quiroga, 2013 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Caudal peduncle length 22.0-23.9% SL; caudal peduncle expanded posteriorly toward caudal fin; absence of pelvic girdle and pelvic fin; 9-10 dorsal-fin rays (5-6 branched rays); 7 pectoral-fin rays; 38 vertebrae total, 9 opercular odontodes, 20 interopercular odontodes; wide supraorbital tendon bone (Ref. 93164); and the insertion point of the first proximal dorsal-fin pterygiophore posterior to the neural spine of vertebra 22 (Ref. 95056). |
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 | 38 - 38 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 7 - 7 | |
Pelvics | Attributes suppressed/absent |
Position absent | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |