Main Ref. | Ambrose, D.A., 1996 |
Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | other |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Intromitent organ present (Ref. 36488). |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 36488). |
Ease of Identification |
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 | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 60 - 63 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 95 - 115 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | pointed; confluent |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 75 - 91 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 24 - 29 | |
Pelvics | Attributes largely reduced to one ray |
Position thoracic | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 1 - 1 |