Morphology Summary - Laimosemion leticia
Morphology Data of Laimosemion leticia
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Valdesalici, S., 2016
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)
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Males of this species are distinguished from all its congeners by uniquely possessing orange unpaired fins with marginal blue stripe (vs. never this coloration); males also differ from its congeners except L. jauaperi, L. uatuman, L. ubim by having an irregular arrangement of light blue dots on the flank (vs. never this coloration), but differs from L. jauaperi and L. ubim by the number of pelvic fin rays 6 (vs. 5) and branchiostegal rays 5 (vs. 4), and males of L. uatuman with vertebrae 30 (vs. 31-32) (Ref. 130532).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Laimosemion leticia

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 14 - 16
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total 30 - 39

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 9 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 12
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   6 - 6
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