Main Ref.	Burgess, L.A., 1991
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnose	Males smaller (17-22 mm ML) than females (17-30 mm ML). A spermatophore from 20 mm ML male had a total length of 5.2 mm; with 2.2 mm sperm reservoir, 0.9 mm cement gland and 2.1 mm spiral filament. Cement gland simple, without color; spiral filament plain, with 2 or 3 coils at oral end. Adult females have dark pigmented seminal vesicles under collar muscle on each side of nuchal cartilage. Eggs spherical to oval, about 1.0 mm in diameter.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Abralia similis

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
insgesamt
Wirbelzahl
preanal
insgesamt

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays