Morphology Data of Cubiceps paradoxus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Kukuev, E.I. and S.Y. Gulyugin, 2015
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: D X,24; A III,23 V 7, sp.br. 11 + 1 + 18 (29), amount of caudal fin rim rays 9-11 (table); small scales, easily falling (103 scales go along lateral line of body); snout top (higher than nostrils) and preorbital space without scales; original 'high temples'; body elongated, its height fits within SL approximately five times, and head length fits into SL 3.3 times and is larger than body height; snout relatively long and fits within head length three times; small eye, its diameter fits 5.6 times within head length and 1.9 times within snout length; small mouth; end of upper jawbone does not reach vertical of eye diameter; teeth at vomer and tongue not visible; with palatine teeth; deep groove exists between abdominal and proctal fins; long pectoral fin, its length slightly larger than head length and fits within SL more than three times; antedorsal distance fits 2.8 times within SL; anteanal, 1.7 times; long caudal peduncle, its height fits 1.6 times within length; 9 rays in upper blade of caudal fin; 11 rays in lower blade; gill rakers short, gill raker length fits 2.2 times within gill petal length (Ref. 102053).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Cubiceps paradoxus

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 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 10 - 10
Soft-rays total 24 - 24
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 20 - 23

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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