Morphology Summary - Eigenmannia sirius
Morphology Data of Eigenmannia sirius
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Peixoto, L.A.W. and W.M. Ohara, 2019
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 is distinguished by the following characters: presence of superior midlateral stripe; mouth subterminal; depth of posterodorsal expansion on infraorbitals 1+2 corresponding to 70% length of infraorbitals 1+2; precaudal vertebrae 15; origin of the superior midlateral stripe at vertical between base of 23rd to 31st anal-fin ray; mouth width, 13.1-22.4% HL; premaxillary teeth, 15-24; dentary teeth, 15-33; scale rows above lateral line 9-12; coronomeckelian bone corresponding to 20–25% of length of Meckel’s cartilage; eye completely covered by thin membrane; snout rounded; absence of alternating dark bands on flanks; region above the lateral line on the anterior portion of the body covered by scales (Ref. 105010).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Eigenmannia sirius

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
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal 15 - 15
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

Paired fins

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