Morphology Summary - Trachinotus africanus
Morphology Data of Trachinotus africanus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1986
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) short and / or deep
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: Dorsal side bluish, ventral silvery, midlateral stripe faint orange or pink; anal fin bright yellow with orange anterior lobe; caudal, pectoral and pelvic fins yellowish (Ref. 3197, 90102). Body compressed, adults subovate, juveniles ovate; profile, snout round broadly. Fins dorsal and anal lobes moderately produced; caudal fin forked strongly. Caudal peduncle grooves absent. (Ref. 90102)

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Trachinotus africanus

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 11 - 14
on upper limb 7 - 10
total 18 - 24
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 7 - 7
Soft-rays total 21 - 23
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 2
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 19 - 21

Paired fins

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