Morphology Data of Sternarchella calhamazon
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Evans, K.M., W.G.R. Crampton and J.S. Albert, 2017
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 elongated
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales cycloid scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: presence of a flat posterior dorsal surface of the basihyal (vs. ridge); with 12 or fewer teeth on pharyngobranchial (vs. 14); a small body cavity usually with less than 14 pre-caudal vertebrae present (vs. 14); without a crown of thorny projections present at border of parietals and supraoccipital (vs. present in patriciae, orthos) (shared with duccis, orinoco, rex, raptor, schotti, sima); with a deep caudal peduncle, 27-42% HL (vs. 15-21% HL) (Ref. 126780).

Description: unique tail shape and the following associated characters: unusually deep caudal peduncle and electric organ; caudal peduncle depth at end of anal fin contained 12-18 times in LEA (length from snout tip to end of anal-fin base), 0.7-2.5 times in its length, and electric organ depth at end of anal fin about equal to or a little greater than snout length; caudal peduncle abruptly tapering before caudal fin; hemal spines above middle third of anal fin elongate, nearly twice longer than adjacent proximal anal-fin radials; two rows of intermuscular bones visible along ventral and ventrolateral sides of posteriorly deepening electric organ; precaudal vertebrae 13-15 including 4 vertebrae of the Weberian complex (Ref. 93342).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Sternarchella calhamazon

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 13 - 15
total 77 - 79

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 147 - 165

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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