Main Ref. | Doadrio, I. and J.A. Carmona, 2006 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Distinguished from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: dorsal fin with 8 branched rays; anal fin with 7-9 branched rays; 2 rows of pharyngeal teeth on both sides with 2 and 5 teeth, respectively; wide caudal peduncle; 8-11 gill rakers; lateral line scales 35-39; scale rows above lateral line 7-8; scale rows below lateral line 3; 39 vertebrae, 22 abdominal and 17 caudal; large fourth and fifth infraorbital bones; maxilla with a very marked and pointed anterior process; frontal bone expanded at its middle; wide neurocranium bone; the lower branch of the pharyngeal bone is robust; large and narrow urohyal (Ref. 72459). Other diagnostic characters include infraorbital bones broad, width of infraorbitals 2 and 5 about 4-5 times width of sensory canal on same bones, presence of a black crescentic mark on scale pocket of each flank scale, head length about equal to body depth, mouth terminal, and 4 scale rows between lateral line and pelvic origin (Ref. 59043). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 35 - 39 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 7 - 8 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 3 - 3 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 8 - 11 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 2 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 2 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines 2 | |
Soft-rays 7 - 7 |