Morphology Data of Capoeta coadi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Alwan, N.H., H. Zareian and H.R. Esmaeili, 2016
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks Both sexes possess breeding tubercles, being bigger and more pronounced in males. Tip of anal fin reaching to or beyond the vertical of the caudal-fin base in females and to about 2/3 of the caudal peduncle in males.

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Capoeta coadi can be distinguished from other congeners by the following combination of characters: last unbranched dorsal-fin ray weakly to moderately ossified and serrated in 1/3-2/3 of its length; scales small, 70-84 total lat¬eral line scales, 12-17 scales between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line, 9-11 scales between anal-fin origin and lateral line, 26-32 encircling least circumference of caudal peduncle; 14-18 total gill rakers, 10-13 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 45-47 total vertebrae; one posterior pair of barbels; length of the longest dorsal-fin ray 14.92-21.58% SL; head length 22.87-26.33% SL; mouth width 7.48-9.77% SL; and bright golden-greenish or silvery body coloration in life (Ref. 107008).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Capoeta coadi

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 70 - 84
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 12 - 17
Scale rows below lateral line 9 - 11
Scales around caudal peduncle 26 - 32
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 10 - 13
on upper limb
total 14 - 18
Vertebrae
preanal
total 45 - 47

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   16 - 22
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  behind origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   7 - 11
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