Morphology Data of Osteochilus vittatoides
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Tan, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2009
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

Dorsal fin concave, first branched ray reaching at most base of last one; dorsal fin with 11½ branched rays; body slender, depth 27.2-29.8% SL; tip of snout with several very small tubercles; snout length 10.3-11.6% HL; caudal peduncle depth 11.5-12.7% SL, 1.35-1.65 times in its length; tip of first branched anal-fin ray not reaching base of caudal fin; all fins pale yellowish brown; black midlateral stripe faint and inconspicuous in large adults, and with irregular edges; and lateral stripe extending to tip of medium caudal rays (Ref. 81211).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Osteochilus vittatoides

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
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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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