Morphology Summary - Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei
Morphology Data of Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Del Moral Flores, L.F., J.L. Tello-Musi and J.A. Martínez-Pérez, 2012
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) short and / or deep
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the its coloration pattern: pale yellow body with a black vertical bar going from the dorsal edge of the head to the edge of the ventral preopercle; triangular black spot at the preopercle and another one that runs along the caudal peduncle; head with iridescent blue vertical lines bordering the eyespot, the contour of the eye socket and the triangular spot; anal, caudal and pelvic fins are bright yellow; pectoral fins are very faint yellow; dorsal fin is pale yellow with oblique positioned blue stripes (Ref. 90371).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 55 - 55
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 12 - 12
Scale rows below lateral line 24 - 28
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 10 - 10
Soft-rays total 15 - 15
Adipose fin

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 7 - 7

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   14 - 14
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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