Morphology Data of Oreoglanis frenata
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ng, H.H. and W.J. Rainboth, 2001
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks Genital papilla of male immediately behind anus in a depression which terminates posteriorly with a straight transverse wall; small in females, located in a U-shaped depression immediately posterior to anus.

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 sub-terminal/inferior
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Lower lip lacking a median notch and having a posterior margin with laciniate projections. Caudal fin lunate with elongate, strap-like lower principal ray in mature males. Posterior base of adipose fin confluent with upper principal caudal rays. Maxillary barbel with rounded tip and entire margin. Head and body moderately broad and very strongly depressed (Ref. 44353).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Oreoglanis frenata

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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 6 - 6
Adipose fin present

Caudal fin

Attributes other (see remark)

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 3 - 3

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   17 - 20
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   5 - 5
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