Morphology Data of Hyphessobrycon clavatus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Zarske, A., 2015
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: undeveloped humeral spot and the dark diffuse longitudinal band is indifferent developed; longitudinal band starts behind the operculum or below the dorsal fin and runs to the tips of the middle rays of the caudal fin; a golden or silvery stripe above the longitudinal band is not developed; body relatively short and high, looks somewhat like a club, body depth 3.04 (2.69-3.32) times in body length; maxillary bone with (mean) 6 (6.40, 4-8) conical to tricuspid teeth; outer row of the praemaxillary bone are in the mean 2 (1.68. 1-3 ) tricuspid teeth; in a longitudinal row are 31 (31.27. 30-32) scales; lateral line relatively short and has developed in the mean 5 (5.18, 4-6) pored scales; in males, ventral fins reach beyond the origin of anal fin, not in the females; presence of small hooks on the first 6-7 divided fin rays of the anal fin of the males, also on the first fin rays of the ventral fins; 4 (4.18. 3-5) scales are on the beginning of the base of anal fin; vertebrae mean 32 (32.72, 32-33); branched (?) anal fin rays, mean 19 (18.81, 17-20) (Ref. 105293).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Hyphessobrycon clavatus

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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