Main Ref. | de la Maza-Benignos, M. and Ma. De L. Lozano-Villano, 2013 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | different morphology during breeding season only |
Different colors | |
Remarks | With breeding pigmentation consisting of darkening of the posterior half, starting at the vertical with the anterior end of the anal fin, and over bars 1-4, which fuse together and 3/4th of the anteroventral areas from the upper lip, passing through the ventral edge of the orbit onto the anteriormost 6th vertical bar. |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is diagnosed by having predorsal contour steep and flat, concave before eye, and prominent forehead, forming a nuchal hump in adult males. Dorsal and ventral contours are conic, straight to moderately convex, making intersection with caudal peduncle conspicuous. This is also distinguished using the following combination characters: distance from anal fin origin to hypural base (mean 36%, SD 1%); mouth slightly angled downward; lower pharyngeal plate moderately stout and broad; 2 rows of 8-9 stout molars increasing in size posteriorly and molarization flank the midline, 4 most posterior molars flattened; and spiny dorsal fin rays V (Ref. 94458). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 29 - 33 |
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 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 15 - 16 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 5 - 5 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |