Main Ref. | Chen, J.-P. and K.-T. Shao, 1995 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
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 |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 9 - 9 |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
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 |