Morphology Data of Protolabeo protolabeo
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. An, L., B.-S. Liu, Y.-H. Zhao and C.-G. Zhang, 2010
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
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Distinguished from all congeners in Labeonini by having only middle of the upper jaw + upper lip covered incompletely by rostral fold, the surface of rostral fold flat; the primary disintegration between upper lip and upper jaw, and lower lip and lower jaw (Ref. 85050).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Protolabeo protolabeo

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 42 - 44
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 7 - 7
Scale rows below lateral line 5 - 6
Scales around caudal peduncle 18 - 21
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 40 - 47
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 15 - 15
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 13 - 13

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   18 - 18
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  behind origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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