Morphology Data of Chauliocheilos saxatilis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Martins, F.O., B.N. Andrade, A.C. Rosa and F. Langeani, 2014
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Chauliocheilos saxatilis is distinguished from all species of the Loricariidae by its unique labial appendix at laterodorsal portion of lower lip, associated to the proximal region of insertion of the maxillary barbel, in females above 3.24 cm SL and in males above 3.0 cm SL, but always much more developed in males, in which the appendix is highly grooved and can be very elongated posteriorly, surpassing the anterior portion of pectoral girdle. It differs further from all members of Hypoptopomatinae by the possession of 2 additional series of lateral plates on the body, one between the dorsal and mid-dorsal series with 2 to 16 plates, and the other between the mid-ventral and ventral series with 2 to 11 plates. Additional characters useful to identify this species within Hypoptopomatinae include the high number of lateral plates, mainly in the mid-dorsal (25-39) and mid-ventral series (28-41), lack of iris operculum, and the insertion of dorsal-fin posterior in the body, with the anterior portion of compound supraneural plus first dorsal-fin proximal radial contacting the neural spine of eighth vertebra (Ref. 98819).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Chauliocheilos saxatilis

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 31 - 31

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 9
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 6 - 7

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   7 - 7
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    abdominal  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   6 - 6
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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