Morphology Data of Ompok platyrhynchus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ng, H.H. and H.H. Tan, 2004
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 elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Having 74-80 anal-fin rays; lacking a distinct nuchal concavity; body depth 13.5-17.7% SL; snout length 37.1-38.1% HL; maxillary barbels reaching to middle of pectoral fin; vertebrae 59-60 (Ref. 53259).

Description: Dorsal fin with i,1 rays; pelvic fin with i,7 rays (Ref. 53259).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Ompok platyrhynchus

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 4
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 17 - 18
Vertebrae
preanal
total 59 - 60

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 2 - 2
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 74 - 80

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   10 - 14
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 8
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