GENERALIZED FISH INDICATING CHARACTERS COMMONLY 

 USED IN IDENTIFYING FISH 



L Upper jaw (premaxillary and 12. Ventral fin 



maxillary bones) 



2. Lower jaw (dentary bone) 



3. Barbel 



4. Nostril 



5. Eye 



6. Maxillary barbel 



7. Branchiostegals 



8. Cheek 



9. Preopercle 



10. Operculum 



1 1 . Pectoral fin 



13. Spiny dorsal 



14. Fin spine 



15. Soft dorsal 



1 6. Fin ray 



17. Adipose fin 



18. Caudal fin 



19. Anal fin 



20. Anal spine 



21. Lateral line scales 



22. Lateral line 



23. Caudal peduncle 



