Données morphologiques de Laeviscutella dekimpei
Clés d'identification
Abnormalities
Réf. Princ. Gourène, G. and G.G. Teugels, 2003
Ressemble à
Bones in OsteoBase

Attributs sexuels

Organes spécialisés no special organs
Apparence différente males alike females
Couleurs différentes males alike females
Remarques

Caractéristiques descriptives des juvéniles et adultes

Éléments remarquables none
Profil du corps fusiform / normal
Section transverse oval
Profil dorsal de la tête more or less straight
Type d'yeux more or less normal
Type de bouche/museau more or less normal
Position de la bouche terminal
Type of scales cycloid scales
Diagnose

Diagnosis: Laeviscutella dekimpei is distinguished by its congeners by the following characters: belly rounded, prepelvic scutes 7 or 8, with lateral arms but without keels and hidden by scales; postpelvic scutes without arms, but supporting a low membranous keel; lower gillrakers 21 to 26 (Ref. 188, 81269, 81631). In all other West African pellonulines with scutes, the postpelvic scutes have lateral arms, except Sierrathrissa, in which the prepelvic scutes also lack arms and the pelvic fin insertion is well before the dorsal fin origin (Ref. 188, 81631).

Description: Small and fairly slender body, moderately compressed, its depth 22-25% of standard length (Ref. 188, 42928). Jaws subequal, lower jaw projecting slightly (Ref. 42928). Teeth present on dentary, premaxilla, maxilla, vomer and tongue; pre-maxilla with a single series of small pointed teeth; maxilla with lower border indented anteriorly, expanded portion with fine teeth along lower edge; a single, posterior, supra-maxilla with slender anterior shaft and diamond-shaped expanded portion; maxilla reaching to about anterior border of eye; a series of 5-6 small pointed teeth in lower jaw on either side of the dentary symphysis; a single series of fine teeth on the tongue (Ref. 2849, 42928, 81269, 81631). Adipose eyelids present but barely developed (Ref. 42928). Gill rakers fine and slender; first gill arch with 21-26 gillrakers on lower limb (Ref. 42928, 81269, 81631). Dorsal fin inserted approximately above pelvic-fin origins; dorsal fin with 3-4 unbranched and 11-13 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 14-17 branched rays; pectoral fin with 1 unbranched and 11-12 branched rays; pelvic fin with 1 unbranched and 7 branched rays, its insertion below about dorsal fin origin (Ref. 188, 2849, 42928, 81269, 81631). Scales in longitudinal series about 38 (Ref. 93833). Belly rounded with non-keeled prepelvic scutes provided with ascending arms and keeled postpelvic scutes lacking ascending arms; 7-8 prepelvic and 5-6 postpelvic mid-ventral scutes (Ref. 42928, 81269, 81631). Number of vertebrae in juveniles, not reached their metamorphosis: 39-42 (Ref. 1989).

Colouration: Alcohol-preserved specimens are generally pale yellow to yellowish-grey (Ref. 2849, 81269, 81631); with pale trace of midlateral stripe from gill opening to caudal base, slightly wider and more distinct along the posterior half of body; dorsally, a median double series of small melanophores, becoming larger and more dense on either side of the dorsal fin and post-dorsally; a series of small melanophores extending midlaterally from under the second half of the dorsal fin to the caudal base, becoming denser and larger posteriorly; a melanophore at the base of each anal ray; bases of outer caudal rays dotted with melanophores, and a dark posterior outline to the caudal peduncle; melanophores dotted on the pre-maxilla, the shaft of the maxilla and on the dentary; fins colourless (Ref. 42928).

Facilité d'identification

Caractéristiques méristiques de Laeviscutella dekimpei

Lignes latérales Interrompu(e)(s): No
Écailles sur la ligne latérale
Écailles perforées de la ligne latérale
Écailles en série latérale 38 - 38
Rangées d'écailles au-dessus de la ligne latérale
Rangées d'écailles au-dessus de la ligne latérale
Écailles autour du pédoncule caudal
Barbillons
Fentes branchiales (requins et raies uniquement)
Branchiospines
sur le membre inférieur 21 - 26
sur le membre supérieur
Total
Vertèbres
préanal(e)
Total 39 - 42

Nageoires

Nageoire(s) dorsale(s)

Attributs no striking attributes
Nombre de nageoires 1
Nombre de pinnules Dorsal   
Ventral  
Total d'épines 0 - 0
Total de rayons mous 14 - 16
Nageoire adipeuse absent

Nageoire caudale

Attributs forked; more or less normal

Nageoire(s) anale(s)

Nombre de nageoires 1
Total d'épines 0 - 0
Total de rayons mous 17 - 20

Nageoires paires

Pectorale(s) Attributs  more or less normal
Épines     0
Rayons mous   12 - 13
Pelvienne(s) Attributs  more or less normal
position    abdominal  beneath origin of D1
Épines     0
Rayons mous   8 - 8
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