Species: Choranthias tenuis, Threadnose bass

Choranthias tenuis (Nichols, 1920)

Threadnose bass

Body elongate (depth at dorsal fin origin 26-32% SL), compressed; head short (28-32% of SL), compressed; eye large; front nostril with a filament; front and rear nostrils well separated; mouth strongly oblique, without accessory bone above top jaw bone, rear of top jaw exposed when mouth closed; canine teeth at front of mouth; teeth on center and sides of roof of mouth, central tooth patch triangular or V shaped; tongue without teeth; preopercle margin serrated above and below; 35-37 (34-39) gill rakers; dorsal fin X, 14-15 spines with short filaments; anal fin with III spines, 8 rays; tail fin long, forked, pointed tips (top lobe 29-46% of SL); pelvics inserted under base of pectoral fin, short (21-32% of SL); scales small, rough, 51-57 on lateral line; all of head scaled; lateral line interrupted under soft dorsal fin.