Main Ref. | Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | cycloid scales |
Diagnosis |
Possesses filamentous rays on the pectoral fin tip of male; scale rows around caudal peduncle 20; presence of a subproximal horizontal row of orange spots and a distal orange stripe on male anal fin, and orange spots on basal portion of dorsal, anal and caudal fins of male; absence of a black humeral blotch; having distinctive oblique rows of dark brown dots on flank, small round orange spots on the ventral portion of male caudal fin, and longer male pelvic fin, tip reaching between base of 5th and 7th anal fin ray (Ref. 52822). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 38 - 39 |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 20 - 20 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 38 - 39 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 13 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 18 - 20 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 16 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 7 - 7 |