Main Ref. | Rudman, W.B. and B.W. Darvell, 1990 |
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 | Pustulose, body is broad and rounded posteriorly. The mantle forms an overlapping veil around the head but down each side, it is slightly narrower than the foot and the edge is reduced to a narrow ridge. Large tubercles present all over the dorsum and sides of the body. Body color ranges from a dirty white to brown, with many of the tubercles having a basal ring of white. Tubercles are often bright red with a yellow tip. Large gills are translucent white, often edged with red. |
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 |