Main Ref. | Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001 |
Appearance refers to |
specialized organs | |
different appearance | |
different colors | |
remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Diagnosis | Thalli erect and tough, dark brown, attached to rocky substrate by coarse branched holdfasts. Alternating turbinate, fleshy leaves with a terete stalk, crowded along the erect axis; distal end of leaves expanded to form a somewhat circular and fleshy marginal blade, outlined by sharp and coarse teeth; centre of blade concave and conspicuously surrounded, partially or fully, by a crown of teeth; single vesicles may be found at the depressed centre, usually among the leaves at the upper portion of the thallus. Receptacular branches racemose, 5 to 7 mm long, attached to the stalk of the leaves, about 1/3 the distance from the base, their distal portions irregularly forked. Thalli up to 17 cm in height (Ref. 80758). |
Ease of Identification |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
spines | |
soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
spines | |
soft-rays |