Main Ref.	Peña Cantero, A.L. and W. Vervoort, 2003
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis	Colonies composed of a stolonal hydrorhiza giving rise to erect, monosiphonic and sparingly branched stems up to 4.5 cm high. Branches irregularly branched in several planes, occasionally with anastomoses. Hydrothecae alternately arranged in approximately one plane. Hydrotheca large, almost cylindrical; markedly bent abcaudally, usually with a clear inflexion point where adcauline hydrothecal wall becomes free. Adcauline hydrothecal wall adnate for approximately one-third of its length; free part of adcauline wall convex. Abcauline wall concave. Cusps of hydrothecal aperture sharp and separated by deep embayments. Gonothecae oval, inserting at hydrothecal base. Gonothecal aperture situated at the end of a short and wide distal neck, slightly widening distally. Gonothecal wall slightly undulated and with fine striae.
Ease of Identification	likely to be confused with closely related species.

Meristic characteristics of Symplectoscyphus annae

Lateral Lines	Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	Dorsal
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays