Main Ref. | Rodríguez-Flores, P.C., C.A. Seid, G.W. Rouse and G. Giribet, 2023 |
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 | This species can be distinguish by the following set of characters: having smal spine on the anterolateral margin of the carapace (vs. unarmed); carapace ornamentation has different tuberculation in the gastric area (denticles) from that in the cardiac area (long scales) (vs. homogenous); having epipods on P1-2 (vs. absent from the pereopods in M. dispar and present on P1-3 in M. tuberosa (Ref. 128308). |
Ease of Identification | easy to distinguish from other 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 |