Main Ref. | Valdesalici, S. and J.R. Gil-GarcĂa, 2015 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | superior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: Male individuals of Laimosemion mabura are similar to those of L. dibaphus, and can be distinguished from all other congeners by possession of bluish black pigmentation on the caudal peduncle (vs. never this coloration); L. mabura is distinguished from L. dibaphus by possession of a yellowish (vs. light blue) pigmentation in the dorsal- and caudal-fin and dorsal-fin pattern having broad defined stripes (vs. dots); Laimosemion mabura further differs from L. dibaphus by pelvic fin short, posterior tip not reaching urogenital papilla (vs. long, tip reaching between base of 2nd and 3rd anal-fin rays in male, between urogenital papilla and base of 2nd anal-fin ray in female) and 25-27 (vs. 28-31) caudal-fin rays (Ref. 119333). |
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 | 8 - 10 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 11 - 12 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 14 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 |