Main Ref. | Garcia-Ayala, J.R., W.M. Ohara, M.L. Pastana and R.C. Benine, 2017 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Brachychalcinus reisi is distinguished from all other species of the genus by having a series of dark, conspicuous, wavy longitudinal stripes on the entire body (vs. longitudinal dark wavy stripes absent or restricted to middorsal portion of body) and by having 7-8 longitudinal scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line (vs. 8-12). In addition, it is diagnosed from B. copei (Steindachner, 1883), B. retrospina Boulenger, 1892 and B. parnaibae by having 9 branched dorsal-fin rays (vs. 10-11). It can be differentiated from B. nummus Böhlke, 1958 and B. orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850) by having 8-9 horizontal scale rows between the lateral line and pelvic-fin origin (vs. 10-11). It further differs from B. nummus by having numerous paralleled arranged scale radii (vs. few divergent arranged scale radii) (Ref. 118114). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 35 - 37 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 7 - 8 |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 14 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 34 - 34 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 32 - 35 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 11 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 7 - 7 |