Morphology Data of Sinocyclocheilus huizeensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Cheng, C., X. Pan, X. Chen, J. Li, L. Ma and J. Yang, 2015
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth sub-terminal/inferior
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Sinocyclocheilus huizeensis can be distinguished by having the following unique characters: body normal; 70~73 lateral-line scales; 25~33 scales above lateral line; 9~12 scales below lateral line; 40~46 scales around caudal-peduncle; 5~6 gill rakers on the first gill arch; eyes normal, eye diameter 5.4%~7.2% of SL; interorbital width 3.6%~9.7% of SL; nostrils closer to preopercular margin than to snout tip; width between posterior nostrils 5.0%~7.3% of standard length; mouth inferior, its width 7.0%~9.3% of standard length, upper jaw length 7.0%~9.1% of standard length; superior angle of spiracle below level line of superior border of eyes; rostral barbels extending beyond the anterior margin of eyes, but not reaching posterior margin of operculum, maxillary barbels extending almost to posterior margin of preopercular; pectoral-fin length 16.8%~23.6% of standard length; last unbranched ray of dorsal fin thickened and hard, with serrations along posterior edge; 10 pelvic-fin branched rays; pelvic fin long, originating posterior to ventral line of dorsal-fin origin, stretching about 4/5 of the distance between pelvic-fin origin and anal-fin origin, reaching anus; pelvic fin narrow, axillary scales present (Ref. 110204).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Sinocyclocheilus huizeensis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 70 - 73
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 25 - 33
Scale rows below lateral line 10 - 12
Scales around caudal peduncle 40 - 46
Barbels 4
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total 38 - 39

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 7 - 7
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 5 - 5

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     1
Soft-rays   15 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  before origin of D1
Spines     1
Soft-rays   10 - 10
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