Morphology Data of Odontocharacidium varii
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Queiroz Rodrigues, E. K. de and A.L. Netto-Ferreira, 2020
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
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from Odontocharacidium aphanes by the following characters: presence of the antorbital (vs. absence in O. aphanes); presence of the supraorbital laterosensory canal (vs. absence); presence of postcleithrum 1 (vs. absence);

presence of conspicuous bars extending ventrally to the middle portion of the body (vs.

bars restricted to the dorsal part of the body); presence of two dark round blotches located at the tip of caudal peduncle (vs. blotches absent) (Ref. 122685).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Odontocharacidium varii

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 17 - 17
total 32 - 32

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 9 - 9
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 5 - 7

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   7 - 9
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 10
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