Morphology Data of Pharyngochromis acuticeps
определительные ключи
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Lamboj, A., 2004
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
диагноз

Description: moderately deep-bodied; head and mouth large; frontal profile straight to slightly rounded, sometimes with a small interruption at eye level; caudal fin rounded to subtruncate (Ref. 52307).

Coloration: body brown in both sexes, sometimes with dark vertical bars; centers of body scales reddish; iridescent greenish flush often visible in lower body parts, especially in males; in males, posterior portion of dorsal fin, along with anterior portion of caudal fin, with some reddish to brownish dots; additionally, males with several orange-outlined, yellow egg spots in anal fin (Ref. 52307).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pharyngochromis acuticeps

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 0
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
общее число
позвонки
preanal
общее число

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

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