Morphology Summary - Eigenmannia dutrai
Morphology Data of Eigenmannia dutrai
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Peixoto, L.A.W., M.N.L Pastana and G.A. Ballen, 2021
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; subterminal mouth; depth of posterodorsal expansion on infraorbitals 1 + 2 and approximately equal TL of infraorbitals 1 + 2; dentary teeth 35-36; premaxillary teeth 23-29; scale rows above LL 12-15; coronomeckelian bone that corresponds to 25% of length of Meckel's cartilage; origin of the superior midlateral stripe at vertical between the bases of 18th and 30th anal-fin rays; anterior displaced haemal spine, slightly cylindrical; precaudal vertebrae, 14-16; pectoral-fin rays,

Ii,14-16; anal-fin rays, 171-206 (Ref. 138581).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Eigenmannia dutrai

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 12 - 15
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 14 - 16
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 171 - 206

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   14 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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