線紋舌(she)鰨分布于(yu)中國沿海(hai),主見于(yu)兩廣及海(hai)南島近海(hai)海(hai)區(qu)。
線(xian)紋(wen)舌鰨背鰭101~104;臀鰭77~80;腹鰭4;尾鰭9~10。側(ce)線鱗7+78~82。體(ti)長(chang)79.5~96毫米。體(ti)(ti)甚側扁,延長,呈(cheng)舌形的(de)扁片狀(zhuang),背腹緣凸度相似,均(jun)頗低(di),后部漸輻(fu)合(he)。體(ti)(ti)長為體(ti)(ti)高(gao)3.7~4.16倍;頭長4.46~4.67倍。頭部略短,長度(du)約與(yu)高度(du)相等或(huo)高度(du)多少稍大(da),背腹緣均呈圓(yuan)凸。吻(wen)部略短,頭長為吻(wen)長2.54~2.91倍(bei),約與上眼(yan)至背鰭基底間的(de)(de)距離相(xiang)等或略(lve)長;前端鈍圓或略(lve)鈍尖;后下方(fang)的(de)(de)鉤(gou)狀突頗短,尖端約伸至有眼(yan)側下頜(he)連(lian)合(he)部(bu)下方(fang)附近。
線紋(wen)舌鰨眼小,頭長為眼徑11.11~13.46倍,下(xia)眼(yan)前緣約在上眼(yan)中部的(de)下(xia)方,上眼(yan)至背鰭基底間的(de)距離約為頭長的(de)3/10~1/3。眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)間(jian)隔甚窄,寬度較眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)徑為小(xiao),略(lve)呈平坦且被以(yi)鱗片。有眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)側的(de)(de)前(qian)(qian)鼻孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)有管(guan),位于下眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)的(de)(de)前(qian)(qian)方,鄰(lin)近上(shang)唇,后鼻孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)呈卵圓形,周邊隆起,位于眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)間(jian)隔的(de)(de)前(qian)(qian)部;無眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)側的(de)(de)鼻孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)在上(shang)頜(he)的(de)(de)上(shang)方,前(qian)(qian)鼻孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)有管(guan),后鼻孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)位置(zhi)較高。
線紋(wen)舌鰨口小,口裂呈(cheng)弧形,無(wu)眼(yan)側(ce)的(de)弧度較大且唇較厚。口角后(hou)端達下眼(yan)后(hou)緣的(de)下方。牙(ya)細小呈(cheng)絨毛狀,僅在無(wu)眼(yan)側(ce)的(de)兩頜呈(cheng)窄帶狀排(pai)列,有眼(yan)側(ce)無(wu)牙(ya)。犁骨(gu)(gu)與(yu)腭(e)骨(gu)(gu)亦均無(wu)牙(ya)。前鰓(sai)蓋骨(gu)(gu)被以皮膚與(yu)鱗片,邊緣不游(you)離。鰓(sai)孔窄,左右鰓(sai)蓋膜橫過峽部相(xiang)愈合且不與(yu)峽部相(xiang)連,峽部甚窄。無(wu)鰓(sai)耙。肛門偏在無(wu)眼(yan)側(ce)。無(wu)幽門盲囊。椎骨(gu)(gu)9+40。兩側均被以略小的櫛鱗(lin)。
線(xian)紋舌鰨(ta)除尾鰭基部(bu)外,各(ge)鰭均無鱗。有(you)眼側有(you)2條側線,背鰭基(ji)底至上側線間有(you)鱗片3~4行,上中側線間(jian)有12~13行,中側(ce)線至臀鰭基底間有22~23行;無眼側無側線(xian)。背鰭(qi)、臀(tun)鰭(qi)與尾鰭(qi)連接為一,鰭(qi)條(tiao)均不分枝(zhi)。背鰭(qi)起點在吻部近前(qian)端的背方,在上眼上緣(yuan)延長(chang)線(xian)的上方,頭長(chang)為最長(chang)鰭(qi)條(tiao)2.39~2.93倍。臀(tun)鰭(qi)(qi)(qi)起點在鰓蓋后緣略(lve)后的(de)下方,高度(du)與(yu)背鰭(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)相似。無(wu)胸鰭(qi)(qi)(qi)。有眼(yan)側的(de)腹(fu)鰭(qi)(qi)(qi)位于腹(fu)緣正中線(xian)上且與(yu)臀(tun)鰭(qi)(qi)(qi)相連,頭(tou)長(chang)為最長(chang)鰭(qi)(qi)(qi)條3.84~5倍(bei);無(wu)眼側(ce)無(wu)腹(fu)鰭。尾鰭尖形,長度約為(wei)頭長的2/5~1/2。有眼側呈(cheng)灰褐色,體側鱗列(lie)或有縱線(xian)紋。