Main Ref. | Ng, H.H., 1999 |
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 |
Can be differentiated from its congeners in having an elliptical (versus circular) eye, and a combination of the following characters: head length 17.2-19.9% SL, 56-65 anal-fin rays, 55-56 vertebrae and one pair of mandibular barbels. |
Ease of Identification | easy to distinguish from other species. |
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 | 9 - 12 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 55 - 56 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 4 - 4 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 56 - 65 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 10 - 12 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 9 |