Morphology Data of Cynopoecilus melanotaenia
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Costa, W.J.E.M., 2002
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 elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Having faint spots restricted to the dorsal portion of the fin or caudal spots absent; pectoral fin length of male 18.6-22.6% SL; longitudinal rows of spots on body of male pale golden to greenish golden anteriorly and light blue posteriorly; pelvic fin length 6.8-8.3% SL in male, 6.4-7.5% in female; dark brown irregular marks on dorsum below dorsal fin of male, dorsal head profile of adult male slightly concave; lateral body stripes of male dark reddish brown; caudal fin or male without a bright blue zone along posterior margin of the fin; 11-14 supraorbital neuromasts and 1-3 neuromasts per scale of the lateral line (Ref. 42931).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Cynopoecilus melanotaenia

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 25 - 27
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 12 - 12
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 11 - 11
Vertebrae
preanal
total 28 - 30

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 16 - 19
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 22 - 25

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   5 - 7
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