Morphology Summary - Eigenmannia bumba
Morphology Data of Eigenmannia bumba
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Dutra, G.M., T.P.A. Ramos and N.A. Menezes, 2022
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) elongated
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species, a member of the E. trilineata species-group, is distinguished by the following characters: anal-fin hyaline; absence of enlarged eye. 21.3-25.4% HL; presence of a short caudal filament, 19.2-30.8% LEA; mouth subterminal; lateral line stripe restricted to last two thirds of body; presence of a superior midlateral stripe; A 176-205; scales rows above lateral line 10-15; scales on lateral line 109-125; premaxillary teeth 19-23; dentary teeth 20-29; endopterygoid teeth 6-10; depth of posterodorsal expansion on infraorbitals 1+2 half as long as infraorbitals 1+2 length; basibranchial 1 unossified; precaudal vertebrae 13-14; length of coronomeckelian bone corresponding to 20% of Meckel’s cartilage length (Ref. 138579).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Eigenmannia bumba

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 109 - 125
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 10 - 15
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal 13 - 14
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 176 - 205

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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