Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Description: Dorsal brownish grey with stripe yellow pale narrow (may be absent or faded), ventral pale blue or white, midlateral stripe yellow pale broad from eye to caudal peduncle, snout yellow band between a pair of blue bands. Juvenile blue with horizontal stripes 2 bight yellow. Head scales reaches forward to level between eye and nostrils. Snout about equal to diameter of eye. Preopercle lower limb scale rows 2-3. (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 42 - 48 |
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 | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 3 - 3 |
Ventral 7 - 7 | |
Spines total | 10 - 10 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 18 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |