Morphology Data of Melanorivulus atlanticus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Costa, W.J.E.M., P.H.N. Bragança and F.P. Ottoni, 2015
Appearance refers to Male; Female
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks Females resemble males in body color except by unpaired and pelvic fins white, distal black margin on dorsal and anal fins, entire black margin on caudal fin, and black anterior margin on pelvic fin, rounded black spot on dorsal portion of caudal-fin base, and vertically elongated black spots on middle of caudal fin.

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 cycloid scales
Diagnosis

Description: Caudal fin oval, longer than deep; longitudinal series of scales 27-28; transverse series of scales 8 (Ref. 101434).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Melanorivulus atlanticus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 27 - 28
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
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total 28 - 29

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 9
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes other (see remark)

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 12 - 13

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 12
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    abdominal  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   5 - 7
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