Morphology Data of Paratrygon orinocensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Loboda, T.S., C.A. Lasso, R. de Souza Rosa and M.R. de Carvalho, 2021
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 flattened
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: lateral rows of thorns on tail absent (vs. present); dermal denticles on the central region of the disc have wide and high crowns, presenting a central coronal plate very similar morphologically to its lateral coronal ridges, which in adults can be more than 12 (vs. small dermal denticles on the central disc, with high and narrow crowns presenting higher and pointed central coronal plates surrounded by minor, pointed or rounded lateral coronal ridges, which in turn vary between three and six); teeth 22-35/20-29 (vs.16-26/14-20 in aiereba and 31/19-22 parvaspina); central teeth with more developed and high cusps than aiereba, parvaspina; spiracles are small and triangular, with mean length 5.6% DW [4.5-7.9% DW] (vs. quadrangular and larger spiracles in aiereba with mean length 6% DW [4.4-11.6% DW], and very small and quadrangular spiracles in parvaspina with mean length 5.2% DW [4.9-5.8% DW]; with a short and straight spiracular process with developed and numerous dermal denticles (vs. larger and knob shaped spiracular process that almost covers the spiracle aperture and with some small dermal denticles in aiereba, and an extremely short and reduced spiracular process in parvaspina that is more perceptible in adult specimens, with few dermal denticles); with a minute rostral projection (vs. with a relatively large rostral projection in aiereba, and with a large and circular rostral projection in parvaspina) (Ref. 125391).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Paratrygon orinocensis

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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