Main Ref. | Hoese, D.F., 1986 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Description: Head depressed; mouth large and reaching to below rear half of the eye; cheek scales not below the eye (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 7 spines and 8 soft rays; anal fin with 1 spine and 8 soft rays (Ref. 52193). Scales in lateral series 46-56 (Ref. 52193). Colouration: Body dark brown to black, sometimes with horizontal lines along body (Ref. 5493, 52193). Fins spotted in young, black in large individuals (Ref. 5493). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 46 - 56 |
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 | 8 - 9 |
on upper limb | 2 - 3 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 17 - 20 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |