Morphology Summary - Phenacogaster tukano
Morphology Data of Phenacogaster tukano
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Romero-Figueroa, A. and T.P. Carvalho, 2024
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks Males with bony hooks on anal fin from first or second to thirteenth branched ray at maximum, ranging from 2-5 hooks per ray arranged on its posterior margin of distal branching, 2-3 hooks per segment; on pectoral fins, bony hooks arranged from first to seventh branched ray on whole ray and on pelvic fins hooks present in all branched rays in whole ray on anterior margin of distal branching (Ref. 132565).

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral  (shape guide)
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, except P. nukak, P. tegatus, P. yari, by the possession of a posteriorly displaced humeral spot located between the fifth or sixth to the eighth or ninth rib counted from pseudotympanum and terminating almost in the vertical that passes through dorsal-fin origin; with a complete lateral line (vs. incomplete lateral line) (Ref. 132565).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Phenacogaster tukano

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales 35 - 38
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 12 - 12
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal 14 - 14
total 36 - 36

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 9
Adipose fin

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 31 - 35

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 15
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 8
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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