Main Ref. | Stein, D.L. and N.V. Chernova, 2002 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | oval |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Teeth on lower jaw blunt canines; cross section oval. Upper jaw toothless. Chin gelatinous; chin-pore pair on anterior rather than ventral surface. Head length 21.8% SL; width 65% and depth 84% its length. Upper jaw 44% HL. Body depth at anal-fin origin 22.1. Lower pectoral-fin lobe 65% length of upper lobe. Pyloric caeca 10. Pectoral-fin rays 23 (upper lobe 15 + notch rays 2 + lower 6). Vertebrae 66. Caudal-fin rays 8. Radials of pectoral girdle 4 (3 + 1), round (Ref. 44775). |
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 | |
on upper limb | |
total | 12 - 12 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 12 - 12 |
total | 66 - 66 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 58 - 58 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 53 - 53 |
Pectoral | Attributes other (see remarks) |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 23 - 23 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |