Morphology Summary - Yunnanilus polylepis
Morphology Data of Yunnanilus polylepis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Qin, Z.-X., W.-H. Shao, L.-N. Du and Z.-X. Wang, 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

The new species is distinguished from all other members of the genus based on the following characters: whole trunk covered by scales; processus dentiformis absent; eye diameter smaller than interorbital width; 9 branched dorsal-fin rays; 10 or 11 branched pectoral-fin rays; 6 branched pelvic-fin rays; absence of outer gill raker, 10 inner gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 137586).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Yunnanilus polylepis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales 15 - 20
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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

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

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 12
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   7 - 7
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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