Morphology Data of Pseudocoris ocellata
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Chen, J.-P. and K.-T. Shao, 1995
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Head naked.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pseudocoris ocellata

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales 66 - 69
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 4 - 5
Scale rows below lateral line 19 - 20
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 18 - 18
on upper limb 14 - 14
total 17 - 17
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 9 - 9
Soft-rays total 12 - 12
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 12 - 12

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   13 - 15
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
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