Morphology Data of Bleekeria profunda
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Randall, J.E. and H. Ida, 2014
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
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 49; A 20; pectoral-fin rays 16; pelvic fins 5; lateral-line scales 151; gill rakers 8 + 21; absence of gap in subocular sensory canal; vertebrae 62; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 8.95 in SL: head length 4.15 in SL; eye large, 4.4 in HL; mouth oblique and moderately large, the upper-jaw length 3.65 in HL; lower jaw projecting a half eye diameter anterior to opening of mouth, the tip narrowly rounded; mouth forming an angle of about 40° to axis of body; small, slender, well-spaced teeth in jaws; pelvic fins small, 4.2 in HL; color in alcohol: dorsal half of body pale yellowish brown, the scales narrowly edged in blackish, except on lateral line; ventral half of body pale yellowish white; color when fresh: grayish blue on about dorsal third of body anteriorly, progressively less posteriorly, with whitish lateral line visible within the blue, extending behind upper end of gill opening, progressively fainter posteriorly, interorbital blue, grading to gray on nape, the operculum and chest are white, snout, jaws, and ventral head are mainly dark red, the front of lower jaw blue, except for a small gray anterior nodule (the deep red coloration on the snout, ventrally on the head, and as an oblique band from the opercle to the pectoral-fin base are natural or from the trauma of the trawl) (Ref. 97535).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Bleekeria profunda

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 150 - 150
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 21 - 21
on upper limb 8 - 8
total 29 - 29
Vertebrae
preanal 32 - 32
total 62 - 62

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 49 - 49
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 20 - 20

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   16 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   5 - 5
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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