Morphology Summary - Copella callolepis

Sex attributes

Striking features
Body shape lateral (shape guide)	elongated
Cross section	compressed
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 having the following characters: with a series of conspicuous clear spots on each scale along the fourth longitudinal scale row, not followed by a black spot (vs. absence of clear spots in Copella compta, C. eigenmanni, C. vilmae, no clear spots on the fourth longitudinal scale row in some males of C. arnoldi, and clear spots followed by dark spots on C. nattereri); further differs from all its congeners, except some specimens of C. eigenmanni by having a black longitudinal band on the body from the dentary to the caudal peduncle (vs. without or longitudinal dark band extending up to the anal fin) (Ref. 137746).
Ease of Identification

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	10 - 10
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total	34 - 34

Attributes