Main Ref. | Silva, A., K. Maduwage and R. Pethiyagoda, 2010 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | superior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Rasbora microcephalus is distinguished from all congeners from India and Sri Lanka by the combination of the following characters: axial stripe posteriorly broad, anteriorly narrow, faint; mouth superior; symphysial knob absent; ½ 4-5/ 1/ 1 ½ scales in transverse line on body; 29-32 pored lateral line scales on body; 15-16 predorsal scales (Ref. 84057). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 29 - 32 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 15 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 35 - 35 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |