Main Ref. | Tamang, L., B. Sinha, 2014 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Pseudolaguvia magna is diagnosed from all species of the genus Pseudolaguvia by the possession of the following unique characters: larger body (up to 4.7 cm SL vs. a maximum of 3.56 cm SL); mid-dorsal region with two pale-brown to cream patches (one rectangular to elliptical patch on mid-interdorsal region, and another indistinct elliptical patch in between the adipose and caudal fins); broader rhomboidal thoracic adhesive apparatus; small pale-brown to cream round spot on the ventrolateral side of the head, almost perpendicular to the eye; and absence of pale-brown to cream-colored cross-bands on the body (which it shares with P. inornata, P. austrina, P. virgulata and P. assula) (Ref. 98400). Description: Dorsal-fin rays 5,i; anal-fin rays iiv,4,i; iv,5; iii,5,i; iii,7,i; pectoral-fin rays i,5 or i,5,i ; pelvic -fin rays i,5 or i,5,i (Ref. 98400). |
Ease of Identification |
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 | 8 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 27 - 29 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 6 - 7 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 - 7 |