Morphology Summary - Gymnothorax indicus
Morphology Data of Gymnothorax indicus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Mohapatra, A., D. Ray, D.G. Smith and S.S. Mishra, 2016
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  (shape guide)
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: body elongated, brown unpatterned; anus at about mid-point of body; snout blunt and short; eyes comparatively large and slightly closer to rictus than to the tip of snout; mandibular pores 5; maxillary teeth uniserial and sharply pointed; MVF: 9-79-194; dorsal-fin margin black (Ref.111066).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Gymnothorax indicus

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 79 - 79
total 194 - 194

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

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