Morphology Data of Exostoma berdmorei
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ng, H.H. and C. Vidthayanon, 2014
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 flattened
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: diameter of eye 10.1-11.9% HL; head width 18.3-21.1% SL; pectoral to pelvic distance 32.8-36.0% SL; distance from dorsal to adipose 9.2-11.7% SL; body depth at anus 11.0-12.7% SL; length of adipose-fin base 32.8-35.8% SL; adipose fin adnate to upper procurrent caudal-fin rays; length of caudal peduncle 16.4-19.6% SL, depth 9.2-9.7% SL; caudal fin weakly forked; preanal vertebrae 22-23 (Ref. 97386)..

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Exostoma berdmorei

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 22 - 23
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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