Morphology Data of Melamphaes succedaneus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Kotlyar, A.N., 2015
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
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: first gill arch with 17-19 rakers; eye diameter is equal or greater than width of suborbital bone; caudal peduncle depth more than two times in its length; vertebrae 28-29, of them trunk 12-13; no spurs on haemal arch of first caudal vertebra; D III,15-16; A I,8, soft rays in ventral fin 7; ventral fin under or beyond vertical of posterior margin of pectoral fin insertion; anal fin begins under vertical of last ray of dorsal fin or beyond this vertical (Ref. 117111).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Melamphaes succedaneus

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 17 - 19
Vertebrae
preanal
total 28 - 2

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 15 - 16
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

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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