Morphology Data of Scriptaphyosemion schmitti
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee, 2003
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 elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Diagnosis: Head and anterior body yellowish to brownish, unpaired fin margins white or yellow, and pectoral fin margin yellow to orange in male (Ref. 91031).

Description: Slender species of moderate size, usually with streamers to the upper and lower corner of the caudal fin of the male (Ref. 57261).

Coloration: Male: the dorsal regions are brown in colour and the sides have a strong blue-green iridescence with irregularly distributed red spots, sometimes forming irregular horizontal lines; the dorsal fin is blue-green with some red spots and a red submarginal band; the anal fin is blue-green with red spots and a red band; the central part of the caudal fin is also blue-green with red spots, usually forming crossbars; along the upper and lower parts of this fin a red submarginal is present, followed by a yellow margin which continues into short streamers (Ref. 57261). Female: general body colour is yellow-brown with markings on the side similar to those of the male but grey in colour rather than red; the unpaired fins are colourless to blue-brown with some dark grey markings near the base (Ref. 57261).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Scriptaphyosemion schmitti

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 26 - 28
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 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 11 - 13
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 17 - 18

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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