Morphology Summary - Pteropsaron flavissimum
Morphology Data of Pteropsaron flavissimum
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Fricke, R., 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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 6 spines in the first dorsal fin, 18 rays in the second dorsal fin; ca. 22 rays in the anal fin; gill rakers 0 + 8; 46 lateral-line scales; first dorsal fin low, without terminal filaments; anal fin about as high as second dorsal fin, without projecting rays; head length 3.6 in SL, preorbital length 1.7 in eye diameter; pelvic fin extending to fifth anal-fin membrane when adpressed; body colour rose, with wide yellow streak dorsally extending from tip of snout to upper caudal-fin base; and first dorsal fin pale, without black markings (Ref. 138771).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pteropsaron flavissimum

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 46 - 46
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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 6 - 6
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 20 - 20

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   17 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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