Morphology Data of Crossocheilus microstoma
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ciccotto, P.J., J.M. Pfeiffer and L.M. Page, 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 fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Crossocheilus microstoma is diagnosed from all its congeners by the following combination

of characters: edge of upper lip with projections; lower lip square in shape, width approximately equal to length; maxillary barbels long, clearly exposed (approximately 1/2 to 2/3 of eye diameter); black midlateral stripe from tip of snout to caudal-fin base, ending in distinct black spot at caudal-fin base; mouth width 18.3-20.0% HL (Ref. 116015)

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Crossocheilus microstoma

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 30 - 31
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 4.5 - 4.5
Scale rows below lateral line 4.5 - 4.5
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 no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  behind origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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