Morphology Data of Lebiasina minuta
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Netto-Ferreira, A.L., 2012
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 sub-terminal/inferior
Type of scales cycloid scales
Diagnosis

Can be easily diagnosed from all lebiasinins, except Lebiasina melanoguttata, by the following characters: absence of the primary and secondary stripes, as well as the caudal

blotch; the presence of three longitudinal series of dark blotches at the base of the scales; the pair of foramina on the vomer through which the ramus palatinus of the facial nerve passes; the large laminar extrascapular bone in contact with the fifth infraorbital and overlaying the anterodorsal portion of the opercle; and the nearly equal caudal-fin lobes. Differs from Lebiasina melanoguttata in the presence of a dark blotch at the base of the middle dorsal-fin rays, the second infrapharyngobranchial being edentulous, the yellowish overall coloration of the body, the dark olive green eyes, and the dark blotches of longitudinal series 3 and 4 coalescing where scales of adjacent longitudinal series overlap (vs. dark blotch absent; second infrapharyngobranchial with conical teeth; the reddish overall color of body and eyes; and the dark blotches of longitudinal series not coalescing) (Ref. 91748).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Lebiasina minuta

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 25 - 27
Pored lateral line scales 5 - 5
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 12 - 12
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal 22 - 23
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 10 - 10
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 11 - 12

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 15
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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