Morphology Data of Placidochromis pallidus
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
Cross section
Dorsal head profile clearly convex
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Diagnosis: head length 34.0-35.6 %SL; snout length 32.4-32.5 % head length; lower jaw length 31.1-34.8 % head length; outer oral dentition well developed bicuspid; lachrymal depth 20.4-21.9 % head length; cheek depth 21.6-22.8 % head length; interorbital width 19.6-21.1 % head length; eye diameter 33.6-36.0 % head length; predorsal distance 37.2-39.6 %SL; body depth 34.0-34.9 %SL; caudal peduncle depth 62.5-65.4 % caudal peduncle length (Ref. 55898).

Description: relatively elongate species; dorsal body profile convex; ventral body profile almost straight; head relatively small; snout short; mouth small; gape inclined at about 10° to horizontal; maxilla extending to just beyond vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral teeth bicuspid, becoming unicuspid posteriorly, closely packed; inner oral teeth much smaller and tricuspid; 2-3 series of scales on cheek; upper margin of eye not touching dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal jaw relatively wide; some central pharyngeal teeth enlarged but not molariform; gill-rakers on lower limb short (Ref. 55898).

Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body pale yellowish; 8-9 very faint vertical bars below dorsal fin, only visible on dorsal part of body; some specimens uniformely pale; snout brownish; dorsal fin with a pale grey submarginal band, white lappets and grey tips; caudal fin pale with faint grey trailing edge; anal and ventral fins pale; some specimens with faint grey leading edge to anal and ventral fins (Ref. 55898).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Placidochromis pallidus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 32 - 33
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 16 - 16
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 11 - 12
on upper limb 4 - 5
total 17 - 18
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 16 - 16
Soft-rays total 10 - 11
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 8 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   14 - 15
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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