1. MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES of the FAMILIES
CONGRIDAE, CEPOLIDAE, & PRIACANTHIDAE
by:
Ms. Jennifer G. Viron
BFAR-MFDC, PHILIPPINES

2. Family: Congridae
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Uroconger sp.

3. Species Name: Congrinae (Subfamily) Uroconger sp. (genus)
Myomere: 128
1.69 mm
SnL: 0.85 mm, ED: 0.35 mm
2.08 mm
13.65 mm
14.3 mm
Family: Congridae
Species Name: Congrinae (Subfamily)
Uroconger sp. (genus)
Sampling Location: Similan Island
Sampling Gear: Ring Net
Stage: Leptocephali Larvae
Similar Family
Anguillidae
Pigmentation
-Under the eyes.
-Gut.
-Along the midline (single row)
-Along the caudal fin
Head Spination
-None

4. Genus: Acanthocepola sp.
Family: Cepolidae
Subfamily: Cepolinae
Genus: Acanthocepola sp.

5. Family: Cepolidae Species Name: Acanthocepola sp. (Genus)
5.7 mm
2.6 mm
1.6 mm
SnL: 0.35 mm, ED: 0.5 mm
2.5 mm
P1: 18
Myomere: 78
Family:
Cepolidae
Species Name:
Acanthocepola sp.
(Genus)
Sampling Gear:
Bongo Net
Sampling Site:
West Kalimantan
Stage:
Flexion
Head Spination
Supraoccipital, supraocular, dentary, preopercular, frontal, supracleithral, midoperculum, maxilla, posttemporal, pterotic, infraorbital
Pigmentation
-Head, gut, and gas bladder
-Lateral surface of the operculum
-Lower margin of the dentary
-Margin of the preopercle
-Caudal peduncle and caudal fin base

6. Similar Families Caproids Priacanthids Lethrinids Lobotids
Cepolinae D A P1 P2 C
Vertebrae
Acatho-
cepola 0,
73-106
0-II,
73-113
17-20
I,5
13-14
48-79
Cepola
III,
50-60
0-I
50-64
18-19 -
61-74
Similar Families
Caproids
Priacanthids
Lethrinids
Lobotids
Holocentrids
Leiognathids
Ephippidids
Drepaneids

7. Family: Priacanthidae, Genus: Priacanthus sp.
Before Staining
After Staining
Family: Priacanthidae, Genus: Priacanthus sp.

8. X,14 17 8+8 I,5 Family: Priacanthidae Species Name: Priacanthus sp.
III,15
8+8
I,5 17
6.4 mm
2.15 mm
0.65 mm
0.8 mm
2.75 mm
3.55 mm
Family: Priacanthidae
Species Name: Priacanthus sp.
Sampling Location: Similan Island
Sampling Gear: Ring Net
Stage: Post Flexion Stage
Pigmentation
-Head and gut
-Tail region
-Membrane of dorsal spines
-Tip of upper lip & edge of lower lip
-Edge of lower socket of the eye
Head Spination
Supraoccipital, preopercle, supraorbital, dentary, post temporal, supracleithral, interopercular, opercular, and frontal
Vertebrae: 23

9. Similar Families: Lethrinid Leiognathid Lobotid Hapalogenys Caproid
Vertebrae
Cookeolus
X,12-14
III,12-13
17-19
I,5
8+8
10+13=23
Hetero-
priacanthus
X,12-13
III,13-14
18-19
Priacanthus
X,11-15
III,12-16
17-21
Pristigenys
X,10-12
III,10-11
Similar Families:
Lethrinid
Leiognathid
Lobotid
Hapalogenys
Caproid
Cepolids
Holocentrids
Monocanthid
Balistids

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