Morphology Data of Alburnus volviticus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Freyhof, J. and M. Kottelat, 2007
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Differs from other species of shemayas and Turkey by the combination of the following characters: origin of anal fin about 1½ -2½ scales behind dorsal-fin base; anal fin with 14-16½ branched rays; gill rakers 25-31; length of gill raker at angle between upper and lower limbs of first gill arch 60-90% of opposite inner gill filament; lateral line scales 56-66+4; ventral keel exposed for 5-8 scales in front of anus; head length 22-24% SL; predorsal length 53-57% SL; caudal peduncle depth 1.8-2.4 times in its length; eye diameter 5.4-7.3% SL, 1.0-1.3 times in interorbital distance; interorbital distance 6.0-7.3% SL; no faint, dark midlateral stripe; and numerous small tubercles in nuptial males (Ref. 75107).

Description: dorsal fin with 8½ branched rays; anal fin with 14½ -16½ branched rays (Ref. 75107).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Alburnus volviticus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales 56 - 66
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 9.5 - 9.5
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 18 - 18
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 25 - 31
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   16 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   9 - 10
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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