 Summary of spinipterus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pronounced | spi NIP terr uss. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification | Some of the unique features which distinguish Spinipterus from other auchenipterids are: pectoral and dorsal-fin spines with four prominent rows of serrations; lateral margin of the skull roofing bones ornamented with a single row of spines; and adducted dorsal fin rests into a mid-dorsal groove. Spinipterus also differs from most other auchenipterid genera by having lower counts for some fin rays. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 80mm, largest 105mm, average 92mm, most commonly 105mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 2 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New spp. / time |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Login to view the map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genus Thumbnails | |
|---|---|
| |
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/spinipterus/acsi/1.jpg "Spinipterus acsi - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/spinipterus/moijiri/1.jpg "Spinipterus moijiri - Click for species page")