Morphology Data of Bathylutichthys taranetzi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Nelson, J.S., 1994
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features striking barbels(s)
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth superior
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Two barbels on lower jaw at corner of mouth; body flaccid, naked; all fin rays unbranched; 7 branchiostegal rays.; 2 pairs of nostrils; no teeth on vomer and palatines; slit absent to rear of last gill; gill membranes fused with interbranchial space, not forming a free fold at the rear; scapula and coracoid separated; scapular foramen narrow, open to cleithrum; 2 radials in the skeleton of the pectoral fin, interradial foramina absent; postcleithrum absent; pelvic fins without spiny ray; first proximal pterygiophore of dorsal fin lacking ray; no pleural ribs, epipleurals present only on first 6 vertebrae; pleurostylar vertebra with haemal arch fused with the center and elongated neural process; urostylar vertebra fused with hypurals to form a single bony complex; 1 epural; pores absent from lateral line of trunk; postorbitals absent (Ref. 41738).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Bathylutichthys taranetzi

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
on upper limb
total 26 - 26
Vertebrae
preanal
total 49 - 49

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 13 - 13
Soft-rays total 28 - 28
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 36 - 36

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 11
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     0
Soft-rays   3 - 3
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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