Main Ref. | Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2019 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species which is a member of the Gigantactis vanhoeffeni species group differs from its congeners in having a single row of 8-15 unpigmented filaments on the posterior margin of basal one-third of illicium; illicial length 145.5-172.1% SL; esca is elongated, tapering into a conical shape, with numerous spinules, darkly pigmented; distal prolongation length 10.6-12.6% SL; dentary teeth 66-70 on each side, in 5 longitudinal series; dentary teeth relative long, 2.5-3.4% SL; caudal fin rays are short, 25.5-30.6% SL; caudal fin deeply forked (Ref. 122006). |
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 | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |