Morphology Summary - Pseudomystus nuchalis

Sex attributes

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 is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: colour pattern of pale yellow patches on the body; presence of nuchal concavity; snout 55-63% HL; adipose fin more anteriorly positioned relative to the anal fin (adipose-fin origin at vertical through anal-fin origin); presence of pale yellow patches on the body never coalescing to form irregular bands; absence of a supracleithral process; adipose fin with a base 13.2-19.0% SL, whose posterior insertion is separate from the dorsal procurrent caudalfin rays; nuchal plate with straight or slightly convex margins; head 22.1-24.5% SL; and adipose-fin base 13.2-19.0% SL (Ref. 138063).
Ease of Identification

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

Attributes