Morphology Data of Schistura pawensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Bohlen, J. and V. Ŝlechtová, 2013
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
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species differs from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: body slender with head depth at nape 1.1-1.2 times in body depth; all specimens with prominent black midlateral stripe; entire ventral side silvery-white; dorsal fin with 6 1/2 or 7 1/2 branched rays; caudal fin with 7-8 + 8 branched rays; anus positioned halfway between pelvic-fin origin and anal-fin origin; and body small with largest known size 3.13 cm SL (Ref. 95079).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Schistura pawensis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales 40 - 61
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 no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 10 - 11
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   10 - 10
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  behind origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 8
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