Main Ref. | Yabe, M. and S. Maruyama, 2001 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Head and body nearly naked except for lateral line scales and several spiny scales scattered above lateral line; a single tooth band on prevomer; length of anal fin base 39%-44% SL; length of caudal peduncle 8%-10% SL (Ref. 45347). Yellowish brown with four dark brown saddles dorsally; silvery white with reddish-yellow irregular lines ventrally; lower margin of maxilla and branchiostegal membrane black; posterior margin of caudal fin yellow; anal fin black in males (Ref. 45347). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 36 - 37 |
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 | 35 - 36 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 9 - 11 |
Soft-rays total | 17 - 19 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 18 - 20 |
Pectoral | Attributes very large , lobe-like |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 20 - 23 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 3 - 3 |