Morphology Data of Vanmanenia pseudostriata
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Li, X., W. Zhou and X.-J. Che, 2019
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 circular
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners in the barred group in Vanmanenia by the following set of characters: flank with 9-10 regular bars, widths approximately equal to the eye diameter (vs. 14-22 vermiculations with widths smaller than the eye diameter in V. microcephala); flank with 9-10 regular bars, widths approximately equal to the eye diameter (vs. 27-35 slim vermiculations with widths smaller than the eye diameter in V. serrilineata; vs. 4 large cloud-like blotches about 3-4 times the eye diameter and with a series of irregular dark cloud-like blotches on the flank in V. serrilineata); flank with 9-10 regular bars with widths approximately equal to the eye diameter (vs. 12-16 regular bars with widths equal to the eye diameter, and a paratype with 3 large cloud-like blotches about 3-4 times of eye diameter in V. crassicauda); flank with 9-10 regular bars with widths approximately equal to the eye diameter (vs. 16-21 vermiculations in V. striata); dorsal side of head covered by vermiculations (vs. a large dark blotch in V. crassicauda, V. microcephala, V. serrilineata); gill opening bigger with upper angle level to the middle point of the eye (vs. gill opening smaller with its upper angle level with the lower edge of the eye in V. microcephala); dorsal part of the body with 6-7 black saddles (vs. 4-5 in V. crassicauda, V. serrilineata); the blotch of the caudal-fin base complete and connected to the upper and lower margins of the caudal peduncle (vs. dissociated, not connected to the upper and lower margins of the caudal peduncle in V. microcephala, V. striata); anus located between the pelvic-fin insertion and anal-fin origin (vs. anus in front one third between the pelvic-fin insertion and anal-fin origin in V. microcephala, V. striata, V. tetraloba); rostral fold divided into three lobes with a smooth and arcuate outer edge and possesses inner and outer rostral barbels (Ref. 120400).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Vanmanenia pseudostriata

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
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

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