Main Ref. | Child, C.A., 1992 |
Appearance refers to |
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 | Trunk long, tenuous; first and second segmentation sutures complete, that between third and fourth segments present, indistinct, or absent. Lateral processes short, with dorsodistal setose tubercles decreasing in height on posterior pairs. Ocular tubercle conical, direct:d obliquely anteriad; eyes well pigmented, at midpoint of ocular cone. Female proboscis with pair of midventral outgrowths or alar processes. Abdomen slightly taller than ocular tubercle, with several short setae. Chelifore scapes with anterior setose tubercles; chelae setose, without teeth on fingers. Oviger terminal segments very setose. Legs with long tubercles ventrodistally on second coxae, dorsodistally on femorae and first tibiae; single cement gland orifice a long slit; propodi with distal tubercle, a marked heel with 3 spines, and no lamina; auxiliary claws lacking (Ref. 2115, p. 48-49). |
Ease of Identification | likely to be confused with closely related species. |
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 | |
soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
spines | |
soft-rays |