Morphology Data of Ferdauia ferdau
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1986
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 compressed
Dorsal head profile clearly convex
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: Blue green above, paler below; 5-6 dusky bands on sides; sometimes with inconspicuous golden spots (Ref. 3197). Bluish green dorsally, shading to silvery on sides, with 7-10 grey bars; dorsal and anal fins sometimes yellowish. Body oblong and compressed, dorsal profile more convex than ventral profile; snout bluntly rounded. Breast scaleless ventrally to origin of pelvic fins. LL with 21-37 small scutes. Both jaws with narrow bands of villiform teeth, becoming obsolete with age. (Ref. 90102)

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Ferdauia ferdau

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 10 - 30
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 17 - 20
on upper limb 7 - 10
total 24 - 30
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 9 - 9
Soft-rays total 26 - 34
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 2
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 21 - 26

Paired fins

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