Morphology Data of Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Norris, S.M., 2002
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

Diagnosis: pectoral fin with sharply defined dark bar; caudal saddle and bar pattern well developed; lateral line extending to at least the level of the pelvic fin base (usually further, most commonly 45-50% SL); normally a single sensory pore between inner mental barbels (Ref. 44050).

Description: 16-19 abdominal vertebrae; 20-23 caudal vertebrae; 18 caudal-fin rays (arrangement ii-7-7-ii) (Ref. 44050).

Coloration: body and head bicolored; dorsum and flank brown, venter tan; mental barbels and underside of head darkened; dorsum and flank marked with scattered spots, some as large as several eye diameters; pectoral-fin rays dark brown from base of fin to about half its length; pelvic fin clear; posterior half of anal fin darkly pigmented, with clear distal margin, the remainder off-white; caudal fin darkly pigmented, except for pale distal margin and pale basal crescent; adipose fin dark along its base (matching the saddle), its distal margin white; caudal saddle and bar pattern well developed; caudal bar wedge-shaped, spanning caudal fin base and caudal peduncle terminus, with acute anterior margin projecting into pale interspace; pale interspace bright in juveniles and young specimens, gradually darkening into the flank ground color with age; caudal saddle dark and wide, extending nearly to the anal fin base in young specimens; saddle fades with age, hardly visible on large adults, although caudal bar and caudal fin pigmentation remain striking even in large adults (Ref. 44050).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus

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 3 - 8
on upper limb 0 - 1
total 4 - 9
Vertebrae
preanal
total 38 - 40

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes greatly reduced or absent
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin present

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0
Soft-rays total 8 - 10

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   8 - 9
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   5
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