Morphology Data of Anablepsoides luitalimae
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Nielsen, D.T.B., 2016
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 oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species can be distinguished from all other species of the Anablepsoides limoncochae species group by several distinct coloration patterns: pelvic-fin light blue (vs. orange, yellow or light yellow), caudal-fin reticulated, base light blue and light yellow, and distal region hyaline, with its upperparts light yellow (vs. orange), anal fin base reticulated, light blue with red brown dots at its basis, distal region pale yellow (vs. reticulated basis, red dots with distal region golden yellow with a black bar in A. elongatus and A. christinae; anal-fin with bright blue-green basis with rosy spots between the rays, followed by a line or red dots between the rays and distal portion bright orange without black border in A. hoetmeri; blue basis with distal portion light yellow with black bar in A. rubrolineatus; anal fin pale yellowish, basis whitish with red spots on posterior area in A. parlletei; anal-fin pale grey, base cream yellow with red spots in A. lineasoppilatae). It is further distinguished by the following set of characters: dorsal fin origin posterior to the last anal-fin ray (vs. at the level of the 13th ray in A. hoetmeri, A. rubrolineatus and A. elongatus); single longitudinal line with 6 minute contact organs, beginning at the level of the trunk reached by tip of the pectoral fin and ending at the level of the anal fin (vs. present at pectoral fin or 1-3 contact organs on antero-ventral portions of flank or 2 longitudinal rows of 18-20 contact organs in A. hoetmeri); dorsal origin neural spines 26 (vs. 21-23 in A. urubuiensis or 16-17 in A. hoetmeri); vomer teeth number 4-6 (vs. 1 in A. urubuiensis and A. hoetmeri or 2-3 in A. parlettei and A. lineasoppilatae) (Ref. 128688).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Anablepsoides luitalimae

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 8 - 9
Vertebrae
preanal
total 34 - 35

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 7 - 7
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 12 - 12

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 12
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   7 - 7
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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