Morphology Data of Bellottia apoda
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Gramitto, M.E. and B. Coen, 1997
Appearance refers to Male; Female
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs gonopodium (m)
Different appearance always different morphology between mature adults
Different colors
Remarks The head is growing slower in females than in males (Ref. 13359). Male intromittent organ lacks ossified parts (Ref. 34024).

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Mouth is large, with strong jaws; six caudal rays (Ref. 13359). Swim-bladder present; pelvic fins absent; several sharp spines present at lower angle of opercle; precaudal vertebrae 10 to 12; caudal fin broadly joined to dorsal and anal fins; male intromittent organ lacking ossified parts; females have genital pores (Ref. 34024).

Ease of Identification easy to distinguish from other species.

Meristic characteristics of Bellottia apoda

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 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 81 - 96
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes pointed; confluent

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 64 - 76

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   21 - 24
Pelvics Attributes  other (see remarks)
Position    absent
Spines     0
Soft-rays   0 - 0
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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