Main Ref. | Eschmeyer, W.N. and J.E. Randall, 1975 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Scales about 50 vertical scale rows. Lachrymal bone with two spines over maxillary, both point back and down. Suborbital ridge with 2-4, usually three, spines; one on lateral face of lachrymal bone usually absent. No occipital pit (Ref. 10482). |
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 | 1notched No |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 12 - 12 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 18 - 19 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |