Morphology Summary - Knodus guajajara
Morphology Data of Knodus guajajara
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Aguiar, R.G., E.C. Guimarães, P.S. de Brito, J.P. Santos, A.M. Katz, L.J.B. da S. Dias, L.F. Carvalho-Costa and F.P. Ottoni, 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
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: complete lateral line; caudal fin lobes with sparse chromatophores and absence of basal blotches; 20-25 branched rays in the anal-fin (mode 23); single humeral spot; conspicuous round humeral blotch; hyaline dorsal-fin; 4 or 5 rows of scales between the lateral line and the dorsal-fin origin; 12 or 13 scales in the median series between the tip of the supraoccipital spine and the dorsal-fin origin; 3 to 5 maxillary teeth; 3 or 4 tricuspid teeth in the premaxillary outer row; 3 to 5 maxillary teeth; 3 to 5 cusps on the teeth of the inner row of the premaxilla; 12 circumpeduncular scales; and total vertebrae 33-35, mode 34 (Ref. 128405).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Knodus guajajara

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
total 33 - 35

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 7 - 8
Adipose fin present

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 20 - 25

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   9 - 11
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   5 - 6
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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