Morphology Data of Cryptopsaras couesii
Identification keys
Main Ref. Pietsch, T.W., 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 short and / or deep
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis

A large median and two small lateral oval caruncles immediately in front of origin of dorsal fin (Ref. 13608). Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36494).

Description: Characterized by having 8 caudal fin rays and conspicuous spine on anterodorsal margin of the subopercle. Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: tiny illicium, reduced to a small remnant; dorsal midline of the trunk with 2 club-shaped caruncles just anterior to soft dorsal-fin origin. Metamorphosed males: longer anterior pair of lower denticular teeth compared to posterior pair; larvae, males and juvenile females have subdermal pigment on gill cover, dorsal surface of trunk and caudal peduncle (Ref. 86949).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Cryptopsaras couesii

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 0 - 0
on upper limb 0 - 0
total 0 - 0
Vertebrae
preanal
total 20 - 20

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 4 - 5
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 4 - 4

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   14 - 18
Pelvics Attributes  suppressed/absent
Position    absent
Spines     0
Soft-rays   0 - 0
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified by Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei
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