Main Ref. | Child, C.A., 1995 |
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 | Tiny species, trunk only about 2 mm long, circular in dorsal aspect, lateral processes contiguous with cephalic segment extending slightly beyond circle, ocular tubercle a low cone. Proboscis long, tapering to rounded mouth. Chelifore scapes short, chelae atrophied. Palps very short, 7-segmented. Legs short, robust, with heavily setose integument, femora inflated, larger in females than males. Male second coxae with ventrodistal sexual spur and femora with dorsodistal tubercle. Ovigers and terminal leg segments typical for genus (Ref. 2153, p. 14). |
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 |