Morphology Summary - Paraliparis wakataka
Morphology Data of Paraliparis wakataka
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Murasaki, K., Y. Kai, R. Misawa and Y. Narimatsu, 2024
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) elongated
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: vertebrae 62-64; D 54-57; A 50-53; pectoral-fin rays 18-21; caudal fin rays 7 or 8; lower jaw included, mandibular tooth plates entirely within posterior margin of premaxillary tooth plates; teeth on both jaws simple, forming bands each with up to 6-10 teeth; chin pores paired, opening in a common pit; gill slit entirely above pectoral fin; proximal pectoral radials 3 or 4; pyloric caeca length ca. 30% HL; body semi-transparent to light blackish (Ref. 137613).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Paraliparis wakataka

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 62 - 64

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 54 - 57
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 50 - 53

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   18 - 21
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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