Main Ref. | Clarke, T.A., 2001 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Barbel with medial branch arising from stem and a pair of lateral branches arising from medial branch distal to its origin; medial branch stout, almost as thick as stem, terminating in rounded tip lacking filaments; lateral branches tiny, short filaments; terminal bulb protruding strongly dorsad, ovoid in lateral profile; three long medial terminal filaments on distal end of bulb; a pair of dorso-lateral terminal filaments terminating in small but prominent spheroids (Ref. 45801). |
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 | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 2 - 2 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |