Morphology Summary - Krusensterniella squamosa
Morphology Data of Krusensterniella squamosa
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Chernova, N.V., 2022
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 characters: pungent spines (D2) II, found in front of the middle of the caudal part of the body; all spiny rays (D1 + D2) 45; number of rays in D1 is less than in D3: 43 and 55; vertebrae 102; D 100 (43 II 55); A 81; scales are developed in a continuous cover not only on the posterior, but also on the anterior part of the body, reaching the base of the pectoral (Ref. 130195).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Krusensterniella squamosa

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 102 - 102

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 3
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 100 - 100
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 81 - 81

Paired fins

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