Morphology Summary - Oryzias moramoensis
Morphology Data of Oryzias moramoensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Utama, I.V., D.F. Mokodongan, S.A. Lawelle, K.W.A. Masengi and Y. Yamahira, 2024
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 oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species, a member of the Oryzias woworae species group, is distinguished by the following: live males with a bluish sheen on the body; differs from other species of the Oryzias woworae species group by the following characters: transverse scales 8; head length 26.6%-27.7% of SL in males, 28.0%-28.9% SL in females; body depth at anal-fin origin 24.3%-28.2% SL in males, 23.5%-24.0% SL in females; rare or no pigmentation along the ventral and dorsal margins of caudal fin of males after preservation (Ref. 133091).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Oryzias moramoensis

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 11 - 12
total 29 - 30

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 7 - 9
Adipose fin

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 19 - 21

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   10 - 10
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   6 - 6
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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