Morphology Data of Hemibrycon rafaelensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Román-Valencia, C. and D.K. Arcila-Mesa, 2008
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 clearly convex
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Differs from all other species of the genus by the number of cusps on the row of internal premaxilla teeth (3-5 vs. 5-7 except Hemibrycon surinamensis), the number of predorsal scales (10-12 vs.12-17, except Hemibrycon jelskii and Hemibrycon orcesi ), and by postcleithrum 1 much closer to postcleithrum 2 (vs. postcleithrum 1 and 2 clearly separated).

Description: D ii-iii,7-8; A iii-iv,24-28; P ii,9-11; V ii,6 (Ref. 77138).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Hemibrycon rafaelensis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 40 - 43
Pored lateral line scales 40 - 43
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 5 - 8
Scale rows below lateral line 4 - 6
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total 40 - 41

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    abdominal
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 8
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