Morphology Summary - Coregonus acrinasus
Morphology Data of Coregonus acrinasus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Selz, O.M., C.J. Dönz, P. Vonlanthen and O. Seehausen, 2020
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  (shape guide)
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

It is a medium-sized whitefish with moderate pigmentation on its fins and body. The flanks above the lateral line are dark greenish-blue, with moderate to numerous small pigmented dots on the scales. It has a pointed snout tip, a long head, small eyes set in thick, triangular-shaped sockets, and numerous moderately long gill rakers.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Coregonus acrinasus

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
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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