Main Ref. | Malabarba, L.R. and A. Kindel, 1995 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Its elongated body with greatest depth 24.6-29.8% of SL; lack of dark pigmentation on the distal tips of the caudal fin; 3 or 4 maxillary teeth. Bryconamericus lambariis further distinguished from B. iheringii by the shallower body depth and shorter pelvic fins; distinguished from B. stramineus in its absence of a conspicuous and wide midlateral stripe (present in B. stramineus). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 38 - 40 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 5 - 5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 5 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 14 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 19 - 22 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 7 - 8 |