Main Ref. | Lamboj, A., 2004 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Sexual dimorphism and dichromatism well-developed: males grow about 1/4 larger than females and they possess longer dorsal, caudal and pelvic fin rays than females; additionally, males exhibit rows of maculae on soft dorsal, caudal and, usually, anal fins that are absent in females (Ref. 52307). |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Description: moderately slender species; snout pointed; frontal profile straight to slightly concave; caudal fin subtruncate (Ref. 52307); unlike its congeners, C. schoutedeni possesses only 4 openings of the laterosensory system in the lachrymal bone (Ref. 52307). Coloration: males with rows of maculae on soft dorsal, caudal and, usually, anal fins that are absent in females; females may exhibit some black dots on dorsal and caudal fins, and ripe females exhibit a rosy to red belly and an iridescent whitish zone on dorsal fin (Ref. 52307). |
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 | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 |
Ventral 0 | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |