Main Ref. | Román-Valencia, C., D.C. Taphorn B. and R.I. Ruiz-C., 2008 |
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 | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Distinguished from all other species of the genus in having the following characters: top of the head flat; dentary with six or seven slight unicuspid teeth; a dark lateral band extending from posterior edge of the usually diffuse humeral spot to the base of caudal fin, and that widens and strengthens in intensity posteriorly at point beneath dorsal fin origin; and five supraneural bones without cartilage on either upper or lower edges and without cartilage on all structures (Ref. 77139). Description: D ii-iv,8; A iii,17-18; P ii,10-11; V ii,6 (Ref. 77139). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 30 - 32 |
Pored lateral line scales | 30 - 32 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 5 - 6 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 4 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 33 - 33 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 11 - 12 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 20 - 21 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 8 |