Morphology Summary - Exostoma microadiposa
Morphology Data of Exostoma microadiposa
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Chen, Y., H. Tan and D. He, 2025
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  (shape guide) elongated
Cross section flattened
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: posterior extremity of the adipose-fin base confluent with the upper procurrent caudal-fin rays; a combination of parallel striae and rounded plaques on the anterolateral surfaces on the lips; caudal-peduncle depth 9.9-12.0% (10.5% ± 0.01) SL; caudal-peduncle length 17.3-21.8% (19.7% ± 0.02) SL; eye diameter 6.7-9.0% (7.8% ± 0.01) HL; interorbital distance 31.8-37.6% (35.6% ± 0.02) HL; anal-fin base length 5.7-7.5% (6.5% ± 0.01) SL; body depth at anus 10.5-13.2% (12.3% ± 0.01) SL; dorsal to adipose distance 14.6-17.8% (16.4% ± 0.01) SL; tip of nasal barbels exceeding anterior edge of eye but not reaching posterior orbital margin (Ref. 137474).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Exostoma microadiposa

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
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 6 - 6
Adipose fin present

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 4 - 4

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 11
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   5 - 5
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