Main Ref. | Higgins, R.P., 1986 |
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 | Mid-dorsal spines on segments 6-10, D 7 twice as long as D 6, 8, and 9, longer than D 10; lateral spines on segments 4, 7-12; lateral terminal spines long, 74.6% of the trunk length; lateral terminal accessory spines (of female) prominent, robust, 24.9% of the trunk length, 35.5% of the lateral terminal spine length; trunk relatively long and narrow, cuticle without evidence of hairs or perforation sites; posterior margin of segments with prominent pectinate fringe, especially in mid-trunk region and most apparent on ventral surface; ventral midline of segment 4 strongly cuticularized, lateroventral articulation zones suggested but not in line with zones of more posterior segments; segment 13 with apparent mid-dorsal articulation zone establishing two bilateral terminal tergal plates (Ref. 335). |
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 | |
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 |