Main Ref. | Lalramliana, S. Lalronunga, Lalnuntluanga and H.H. Ng, 2015 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | oval |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Exostoma sawmteai differs markedly from the other species of the genus from Ganges-Brahmaputra basin in having the posterior end of the adipose fin adnate with (vs. separated by a distinct notch from) the dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays; further differs from all congeners in having a unique combination of the following characters: snout length 48-55 % HL; eye diameter 8-11 % HL; pectoral-pelvic distance 28.6-32.8 % SL; body depth at anus 11.5-14.1 % SL; length of adipose-fin base 30.7-37.2 % SL; caudal-peduncle length 18.4-20.3 % SL; caudal-peduncle depth 10 .1-11. 7 % SL; lunate caudal fin; and 38-39 total vertebrae (Ref. 103394). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 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 | 4 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 38 - 39 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 7 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | other (see remark); more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 10 - 11 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 |