Morphology Data of Orthochromis machadoi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Lamboj, A., 2004
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: body slender to moderately slender; head rather short; mouth small; frontal profile rounded; caudal fin rounded (Ref. 52307).

Coloration: body rusty reddish; 10-12 vertical dark bars may be visible on body, depending on behavioral situation; dark horizontal line from eye to corner of mouth, another from eye to posterior edge of opercle; scales on lower body parts with reddish-brown dots at center and often bluish-edged, more obvious in males than in females; rows of reddish maculae or short stripes in dorsal and caudal fins; following Skelton (2001), males turn bright red when courting (Ref. 52307).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Orthochromis machadoi

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 0
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0
Ventral  0
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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