Morphology Data of Oxycirrhites typus
Bestimmungsschlüssel
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Myers, R.F., 1991
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 elongated
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnose

Description: Characterized by white color with pattern of red stripes and bars; lower 5-6 pectoral rays unbranched; greatly elongate and pointed snout; absence of palatine teeth; coarsely serrate posterior margin of preopercle; elongated body, greatest depth 4.4-4.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Oxycirrhites typus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 51 - 53
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 12 - 13
on upper limb 5 - 5
insgesamt 17 - 18
Wirbelzahl
preanal
insgesamt

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 10 - 10
Soft-rays total 13 - 13
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 7 - 7

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   14 - 14
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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