Morphology Data of Australoheros barbosae
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ottoni, F.P. and W.J.E.M. Costa, 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
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Distinguished from other congeners by the combination of the following characters: caudal vertebrae 12; absence of mark on side of head; dorsal-fin spines 16; dorsal-fin rays 10-11; anal-fin rays 9-10; pectoral-fin rays 14-15; scales on upper lateral line row 15-17; rib pairs 11; 13-14 proximal radials on anal-fin base; caudal-peduncle length 10.2-11.9% SL; snout not robust; absence of depression on head; wide ectopterygoid; arm of epibranchial 1long; arms of epibranchial 2 with two short tubular processes; pre-orbital depth 60.5-65.3% HL; and arms of vertical trunk bar 7 with the same width (Ref. 79631).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Australoheros barbosae

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 15 - 17
Scale rows below lateral line 7 - 9
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 15 - 17
on upper limb 6 - 8
total
Vertebrae
preanal 14 - 14
total 26 - 26

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 16 - 16
Soft-rays total 10 - 11
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total 7 - 8
Soft-rays total 9 - 10

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   14 - 15
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    abdominal
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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