Main Ref. | Kramp, P.L., 1961 |
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 | 16 to 32 cm wide, faintly arched, central portion very thick, margin, thin exumbrella with pointed papillae, 15 to 30 cm long; 11 to 21 rhopalis; velar lappets up to 9.5 cm long with slender, thred-like extremities, 1-6 between adjacent rhopalia; mouth-arms broad, three-winged, up to 14.5 cm long, each with 1 to 4 window like openings and with filaments up to 13 cm long and a long spindle-shaped terminal appendage; 20 to 34 radial canals, inter-rhopalar canals effaced beyond ring canal. |
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 |