Morphology Data of Pseudorasbora parva
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Jin, X., 1991
Appearance refers to Male; Female
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance always different morphology between mature adults
Different colors always different colors between mature adults
Remarks Males are larger than females, wit much deeper body and darker and brighter coloration. Males show bluish grey breeding coloration and few, very large nuptial tubercles on snout (Ref. 59043).

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth superior
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Mouth superior and transverse; 6 branched anal rays; barbels absent; distal margin of dorsal convex; large adults with sexually dimorphic coloration (Ref. 43281).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pseudorasbora parva

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 32 - 38
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 33 - 38
Scale rows above lateral line 5 - 5.5
Scale rows below lateral line 3 - 4
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 6 - 10
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1notched No
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 7 - 7
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 6 - 6

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     1
Soft-rays   11 - 14
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  beneath origin of D1
Spines     1
Soft-rays   7 - 7
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