7723

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7723
• Author: Snyder, D. E. and R. T. Muth
• Title: Editor
• USFW Year: Series
• USFW - Doc Type: 1990
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 5. Continued

2. present in a distinct oblique row of 3 or more melanophores near or along ventral margin of one or both
preopercles.
3. present but not in distinct oblique rows.
3. Pigment on ventral surface of heart region
1. absent.
2. present.
4. Pigment under chin (anterior ventral surface of lower jaw)
1. absent.
2. present.
5. Dorsal body pigmentation between head and last myomere
1. scattered with no distinct lines of melanophores on or lateral (and parallel) to dorsal midline.
2. including at least a partial distinct line of melanophores on or lateral (and parallel) to dorsal midline.
6. Dorsal body pigmentation between head and last myomere
1. scattered more or less evenly (with or without emphasis on distinct lines of melanophores on or lateral and
parallel to dorsal midline).
2. scattered but in a blotchy pattern (with or without emphasis on distinct lines of melanophores on or lateral
and parallel to dorsal midline).
7. Dorsal midline from shortly behind head to near last myomeres
1. with ~25 melanophores in a distinct continuous or nearly continuous line.
2. with ~ melanophores but in one or more shorter segments or a distinctly discontinuous line .
3. with $24 melanophores in one or more short lines, a discontinuous, well-spaced line, or (rarely) with no
distinct line of melanophores.
8. Dorsal surface lateral to midline from shortly behind head to about 2/3 distance to last myomeres
1. with distinct continuous or nearly continuous lines of melanophores along (parallel to) each side of dorsal
midline.
2. with distinctly shorter or discontinuous lines of melanophores along one or both sides of dorsal midline.
3. without distinct lines of melanophores along either side of dorsal midline.
9. Melanophores in lines lateral (and parallel) to dorsal midline between head and 2/3 distance to last myomeres
mostly
1. in single file.
2. in obliquely oriented pairs or groups resulting in a "herring bone" or "tractor tread" pattern.
10. Dorsal surface of head pigmented
1. only over hindbrain (posterior to middle of eyes).
2. over both mid- and hindbrain (anterior and posterior to middle of eyes).
11. Lateral surface of body above horizontal myosepta (or lateral midline), exclusive of melanophores associated with
horizontal myosepta, air bladder, visceral cavity (peritoneum), or gut,
1. unpigmented.
2. with 1-5 melanophores.
3. with ~6 melanophores.
12. Lateral surface of body below horizontal myosepta (or lateral midline), exclusive of melanophores associated with
horizontal myosepta, air bladder, visceral cavity (peritoneum), or gut,
1. uApigmented.
2. with 1-5 melanophores.
3. with ~6 melanophores.
13. Lateral surface of head posterior to eyes
1. unpigmented.
2. with 1-5 melanophores.
3. pigmented with ~6 melanophores.
14. Pigmel1tation on lateral surfaces of body above bottom-of-eye level and anterior to vent, exclusive of
melanophores associated with horizontal myosepta, air bladder, visceral cavity (peritoneum), or gut,
1. scattered only partially down to the horizontal myoseptum (lateral midline).
2. scattered fully and evenly down to the horizontal myoseptum with few if any melanophores below the
myoseptum.
3. scattered evenly or in blotchy pattern (continuous with dorsal and dorso-Iateral surface pattern) down to
horizontal myoseptum and at least partially to bottom- of -eye level below.
15. Pigmentation on lateral to ventro-Iateral surfaces of body below bottom-of-eye level, exclusive of melanophores
associated with horizontal myosepta, air bladder, visceral cavity (peritoneum), or gut,
1. absent including caudal peduncle.
2. absent except on caudal peduncle.
3. present.
16. Lateral surface of body
1. with no large, distinct, mid-lateral body spots.
2. with 2 large, distinct mid-lateral body spots, one between head and dorsal fin and the other between pelvic
and anal fins.
3. with 3 large, distinct mid-lateral body spots, one between head and dorsal fin, the second between pelvic
and anal fins, and the last on the caudal peduncle near the base of the tail.
17. Pigment outlining scales
1. absent or light.
2. bold.

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