Morphology Data of Placidochromis minutus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Hanssens, M., 2004
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 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
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Diagnosis: head length 38.8 %SL; body depth 36.4 %SL; 24 gill-rakers on lower limb; snout length 28.9 % head length; lower jaw length 43.0 % head length; 2/2 inner oral tooth rows; premaxillary pedicel length 31.9 % head length; relatively narrow interorbital, 41.7 % head length; lachrymal length 18.3 % head length; cheek depth 19.1 % head length; interorbital width 17.0 % head length; predorsal distance 41.3 %SL (Ref. 55898).

Description: small species; snout pointed; mouth relatively large; gape inclined at about 20° to horizontal; maxilla extending well beyond vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral teeth small, tricuspid or shouldered bicuspid; inner oral teeth unicuspid; 2 series of scales on cheek; eye large; upper margin of eye touching dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal jaw normal in shape; all pharyngeal teeth small, slender and densely packed; gill-rakers relatively long and slender (Ref. 55898).

Coloration: Preserved: body pale yellowish; 6-7 very faint vertical bars below the dorsal fin; snout dark greyish; all fins pale yellow; dorsal fin with pale grey bands at base, white submarginal band and darker lappets (Ref. 55898).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Placidochromis minutus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 32
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 16
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 24
on upper limb 6
total 31
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 15
Soft-rays total 10
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3
Soft-rays total 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   14
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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