Morphology Data of Chlorophthalmus vulcanus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Fricke, R. and P. Durville, 2020
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section circular
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D 11; A 8; pectoral-fin rays 15; no hump before dorsal fin; lower jaw symphysis with one small, rounded projection; lower jaw teeth on outmost patches very small; tongue no teeth; gill rakers 4 + 18; head length 31.3% of SL; snout length 8.3% of SL; horizontal orbit diameter 12.3% of SL; snout length in horizontal orbit diameter 1.5; upper jaw length 12.6% of SL; predorsal fin length 36.5% of SL; prepectoral fin length 32.1% of SL; lateral-line scales 57; scale rows above lateral line 5; pectoral-fin length 30.4% of SL; first pelvic-fin ray situated under 6th dorsal-fin ray (Ref. 123109)

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Chlorophthalmus vulcanus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 57 - 57
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 5 - 5
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 18 - 18
on upper limb 4 - 4
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 9 - 9
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 5 - 5

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 12
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   7 - 7
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