Main Ref. | An, L., B.-S. Liu and W.-X. Li, 2009 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Similar to Yunnanilus macroistainus but differs from the latter in having the following characters: 10-12 square black spots on each side of body (vs. 2 rows of 8-10 circular black spots on the upper side of body); dorsal fin rays iii-8 (vs. iii-7); head length in body length 3.7-3.9 (vs. 4.0-4.3); and caudal peduncle length in body length 6.14-6.76 (vs. 7.0-7.4) (Ref. 84761). Description: D iii,8; A ii, 5; P i,9-11; V i,7 (Ref. 84761). |
Ease of Identification |
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 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 10 - 12 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 8 |