Main Ref.	Child, C.A., 1998
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	Proboscis half again as long as the trunk, generally inflated and slightly down curved over most of its length. Ocular tubercle taller than its diameter, eyes small. Palp seventh segment quite long, eighth very short, not as long as wide, with ventral projection, ninth and tenth segments longer, subequal, carried elevated but not recurved. Oviger claw only as long as segment diameter, opposed to enlarged distal denticulate spine, forming subchelate structure. Tarsus and propodus subequal in length, claw about 0.75 propodal length or more (Ref. 9).
Ease of Identification	likely to be confused with closely related species.

Meristic characteristics of Colossendeis tortipalpis

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