Main Ref. | Pietsch, T.W., 1986 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | striking fins |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36494). Description: Characterized by female having single distal escal appendage, illicium length 14.5-37.8% SL; vomerine teeth (2 to 6) nearly always present in metamorphosed specimens less than 80 mm, rarely present in larger specimens; darkly pigmented proximal one-half to two thirds of escal bulb, distal portion oval in shape, proximal portion tapering into stem of illicium; single slender escal appendage arising just anterior to escal pore, occasionally with 3 short filaments on each side; escal pore at apex of bulb, usually raised on a pigmented papilla; presence of at least 1, usually 2-6 vomerine teeth in specimens less than 80 mm (Ref. 086949). |
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 | 0 - 0 |
on upper limb | 0 - 0 |
total | 0 - 0 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 20 - 20 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 3 - 4 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 4 - 4 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 15 - 19 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 0 - 0 |