Morphology Data of Pseudocrenilabrus philander
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Skelton, P.H., 2001
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features none
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: Body stout; mouth small, horizontal (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 13-16 spines and 9-11 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 7-9 soft rays; pectoral fin short and rounded; caudal fin strongly rounded (Ref. 4967, 52193). Lateral line scales 26-31, chest scales not sharply differentiated from body scales (Ref. 4967, 52193).

Colouration: Females are light brown with black vertical bars and light yellowish fins (Ref. 52193). Male colours differ with locality; body usually a mesh of iridescent light blue and yellow, with an oblique bar through the eyeand iridescent blue lower jaw; dorsal fin has a red tip, black submarginal band and iridescent blue blocks, pelvics black, caudal and anal fins have iridescent blue and red blocks, anal with orange tip; colours are accentuated during breeding (Ref. 52193).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pseudocrenilabrus philander

Lateral Lines 1 Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 26 - 31
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels 0
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 13 - 16
Soft-rays total 9 - 11
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 7 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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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