Morphology Summary - Epigonus bispinosus
Morphology Data of Epigonus bispinosus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Okamoto, M. and O. Gon, 2018
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral  (shape guide)
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VII-I,10; pectoral-fin rays 15-16; total gill rakers 31-33; vertebrae 10 + 15; pyloric caeca 9-11; pored la teral-line scales 46-50 + 4-5; scales are weakly ctenoid; scales below lateral line 11; with pungent opercular spine; no maxillary mustache-like process; with ribs on last abdominal vertebra; with two small spines on symphysis of lower jaw (Ref. 132291).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Epigonus bispinosus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 4 - 4
Scale rows below lateral line 11 - 11
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 21 - 24
on upper limb 9 - 10
total 31 - 33
Vertebrae
preanal 10 - 10
total 25 - 25

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 8 - 8
Soft-rays total 10 - 10
Adipose fin

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 2 - 2
Soft-rays total 9 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   15 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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