Morphology Data of Breitensteinia hypselurus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ng, H.H. and D.J. Siebert, 1998
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 elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Differentiated by its relatively tall neural spines in the caudal vertebrae, shorter caudal peduncle (26.0% SL versus 30.7-36.8), longer snout (35.5% HL versus 27.2-34.1), more wide-set eyes (interorbital distance 30.9% HL versus 27.2-34.1), fewer vertebrae (42 versus 44-45), and smooth (versus serrated) dorsal spine (Ref. 45707).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Breitensteinia hypselurus

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 3 - 3
on upper limb 0 - 0
total 3 - 3
Vertebrae
preanal
total 42 - 42

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 5 - 5
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 10 - 10

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     1
Soft-rays   7 - 7
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     0
Soft-rays   6 - 6
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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