Morphology Data of Halicampus dunckeri
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Dawson, C.E., 1986
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs other
Different appearance always different morphology between mature adults
Different colors
Remarks Males with brood pouch; females with ovipositor (Ref. 205).

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features striking shape of body
Body shape lateral eel-like
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout tube-like
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Brownish to near black in color; tip of snout pale, often with irregular pale bars on dorsum of body (Ref. 4281). Snout short with rounded dorsal ridge, and large eyes (Ref. 48635).

Description: Characterized by mottled brown to pale grey or whitish color, sometimes with 10-11 irregular diffuse pale or dark bars on side and dorsum of body, and ventral surface of trunk rings with dark bars;10 caudal rays; rings 14 + 31 - 36; discontinuous superior trunk and tail ridges; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge; continuous median dorsal snout ridge, elevated and arched, margin usually denticulate; head and body with unbranched filaments; each side of dorsum with palmate skin flaps; length of snout 3.0-4.4 in head length; depth of snout 1.8-3.1 in snout length; head length 9.6-14.7 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Halicampus dunckeri

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
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 16 - 20
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 2 - 3

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   10 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  suppressed/absent
Position    absent
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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