Nibea soldado (Lacepede, 1802)

Tun, Myo Min, 2021, A study on some commercial fishes of Nyaw-byin coastal water, Launglone Township, Tanintharyi region, Myanmar, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 9 (1), pp. 42-46 : 45

Nibea soldado (Lacepede, 1802) (Fig. J)

Snout rounded, but not swollen or projecting; upper jaw length 38-44% of head length, lower jaw length 44-50% of head length. First pair of mental pores close together, united by a cresent-shaped groove just behind symphysis. Teeth differentiated into large and small in both jaws. From 8 to 13 scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin; 12-17 scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin. Swim bladder carrot-shaped, with 18-22 pairs of arborescent appendages along its sides, the first pair entering head beyond tranverse septum. Sagital (large earstone) with a tadpoleshaped impression, the tail of which is J-shaped.