Morphology Data of Hoplias australis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref.
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

Laterosensory canal along the ventral surface of dentary always with 5 pores; anterior profile of the head rounded in lateral view; and scales on the lateral line 40-45 (Ref. 81195).

Description: Dorsal-fin rays ii,10-12; ii,11; anal-fin rays ii,7-9; pectoral-fin rays i,10-12; pelvic-fin

rays i,7-8. Longitudinal series of scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin 3.5-5.5. Gill rakers on first epibranchial approximately 12, most in form of small denticulated plates (Ref. 81195).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Hoplias australis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 40 - 45
Pored lateral line scales 40 - 45
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 4.5 - 5.5
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 19 - 20
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 12 - 14
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 9 - 11

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  behind origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 9
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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