Morphology Data of Badis ferrarisi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Kullander, S.O. and R. Britz, 2002
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 more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Possesses a distinct blotch on superficial portion of the cleithrum, but distinguished by color pattern of flanks which includes about 11 dark brown to blackish vertical bars, commonly connected by similarly pigmented horizontal band, and by having single short extrascapular with one distal pore instead of two. Interorbital space 5.9-6.8% SL. Rounded caudal fin with no dark blotch on caudal peduncle (Ref. 46238).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Badis ferrarisi

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 25 - 26
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 16 - 19
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 6 - 7
Vertebrae
preanal 14 - 14
total 26 - 28

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes extending over most of the back length
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 16 - 17
Soft-rays total 8 - 9
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 7 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  behind origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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