Main Ref. | Kottelat, M., 2000 |
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 | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Caudal peduncle 1.2-1.4 times longer than deep, depth 8.6-9.7 %SL; anus closer to posterior extremity of pelvic-fin base than caudal-fin origin; 18-30 dark brown bars on body, their width conspicuously smaller than eye diameter, very irregularly shaped and spaced, more or less connected along lateral line to form a saw-toothed stripe; juveniles with 5-6 broad black bars on body and a large black blotch on anterior half of caudal fin; 5 large saddles on back; pelvic and pectoral fins yellow in life, with a series of dark brown marks; 2-3 irregular row of brown spots on dorsal fin, 2 irregular black bars or rows of spots on caudal fin; 15-16 branched pectoral-fin rays; 8 branched pelvic-fin rays (Ref. 36949). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 71 - 83 |
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 |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |