Main Ref. | Craig, M., YJ.S. de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra, 2011 |
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 | |
Diagnosis |
Distinguished by the following characteristics: generally brownish yellow, grey or greenish; head, dorsal part of body and fins with small black spots, becoming smaller with growth; robust, elongate body, greatest width more than half of body depth, distinctly less than head length; body depth contained 2.7-3.4 times in SL; head length 2.3-2.9 times in SL; extremely broad head; flat interorbital; rounded preopercle, finely serrate; posterior and anterior nostrils round and subequal; scaly maxilla, reaching well past eye; 3-5 rows of subequal teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw; absence of canines at front of jaws (Ref. 89707). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 61 - 64 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 89 - 112 |
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 | 13 - 15 |
on upper limb | 8 - 9 |
total | 21 - 24 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 11 - 11 |
Soft-rays total | 15 - 16 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 18 - 19 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |