Morphology Summary - Hoplias cazumba
Morphology Data of Hoplias cazumba
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Abreu, J.M.S., W.S. Pedroza, O.T. Oyakawa, S.D.A.M. Melo, L. Tchaicka and N.M. Piorski, 2025
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 from its congeners by the following set of characters: medial margins of contralateral dentaries converging to midline forming a V or Y-shaped angle in ventral view; dorsal-fin rays 11-13, anal-fin rays 8-10, caudal-fin rays 15, lateral-line scales 39-41, scales around caudal peduncle 19-22, pre-dorsal scales 15-17, vertebrae 39-41; greater snout length 25.3%-29.8% HL, lower snout width 21.4%-26.8% HL and lower snout depth 14.8%-21.1%; longitudinal series of scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin 4-5; dorsal-fin length 28.5%-33.4% HL; and pre-nasal length 16%-20.2% HL (Ref. 137974).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Hoplias cazumba

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 39 - 41
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 4 - 6
Scale rows below lateral line 4 - 5
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total 39 - 41

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 11 - 13
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 10

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   3 - 5
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   6 - 8
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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