Morphology Data of Notropis calabazas
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Lyons, J. and N. Mercado-Silva, 2004
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales cycloid scales
Diagnosis

Having eight (occasionally seven or nine) anal rays; 36-40 lateral line scales, of which 22-37 are pored; 25-28 circumferential scales round the body and 15-17 circumferential scales around the caudal peduncle; 11-13 total gill rakers on the first gill arch and 17-19 on the second; 9-14 infraorbital pores (usually 9-11) in an interrupted canal that extends onto the snout; and 5-8 supraorbital pores (usually 5-6) in either a continuous or interrupted canal (Ref. 54509).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Notropis calabazas

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 36 - 40
Pored lateral line scales 22 - 37
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 15 - 17
Barbels 0
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 11 - 13
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 8 - 9
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 7 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  beneath origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   7 - 8
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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