Morphology Data of Schistura susannae
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Freyhof, J. and D.V. Serov, 2001
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features none
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Differs from its congeners in Indochina by the combination o the following characters: body with 6-11 dark bars, regularly shaped and set; black bar at caudal fin base complete, without triangular pads at each extremity; small median incision in upper lip; incomplete lateral line reaching between dorsal fin base and anal fin base; processus dentiformis slender; axillary pelvic lobe not reduced and pelvic fin origin slightly anterior to dorsal fin origin or below simple dorsal fin rays (Ref. 40772).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Schistura susannae

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales 38 - 96
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 12 - 12
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   10 - 10
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 8
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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