Morphology Data of Kuhlia munda
Identification keys
Main Ref. Randall, J.E. and H.A. Randall, 2001
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis

Preorbital serrae 14-21; body depth 2.55-2.85 in SL; orbit diameter 2.55-2.8 in head length; maxilla usually reaching to below anterior margin of pupil; caudal concavity 2.5-3.0 in head length. Silvery, front of lips and upper half of snout blackish; caudal fin yellow with a very broad black posterior margin, the upper and lower margins narrowly black, but broadening towards base, often connecting across base of fin (Ref. 41640).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Kuhlia munda

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 47 - 49
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 23 - 26
on upper limb 9 - 11
total 34 - 37
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1notched No
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 10 - 10
Soft-rays total 10 - 11
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 11 - 11

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   13 - 14
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  beneath origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified by Froese, Rainer
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