Morphology Data of Pareutropius debauwi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. De Vos, L., 2007
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks Genital papilla rounded and short in females but conical and prominent in males (Ref. 43912).

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Diagnosis: single pair of mandibular barbels; 4-5 (exceptionally 6) branched dorsal fin rays; 30-54 branched anal fin rays; no dark oblique band (from posterior border of operculum to above anus), no dark spots on caudal lobes, dorsal dark band continues onto caudal fin (Ref. 43912, 81643). 7-8 (rarely 9) branchiostegal rays on one side of head; base of anal fin marked by small dark line (Ref. 43912).

Description: serrations on inner and outer side of pectoral (Ref. 81643) and dorsal spine (Ref. 43912). 7-9 (rarely 10) branched pectoral fin rays; 36-41 non-fused vertebrae; caudal peduncle in general somewhat longer than deep, sometimes slightly deeper than long; head rounded and rather narrow; snout reaching beyond lower jaw; nasal barbel reaching at least to middle of eye and at maximum to anterior border of operculum; maxillary barbel reaching to posterior border of opercle or beyond; mandibular barbels reaching at least to anterior border of opercle and at maximum to just beyond opercle; no trace of intermandibular barbels (Ref. 43912). Closely related to P. buffei from which it can be distinguished by its peculiar coloration; P. debauwi is also very similar to P. mandevillei but the latter has inner mental barbels which are always absent in P. debauwi (Ref. 43912).

Coloration: preserved specimens: broad mid-dorsal line present, continuing on upper half of caudal fin, sometimes somewhat bent downwards near posterior border of fin (Ref. 43912). Lateral line streak continues straight over caudal peduncle (Ref. 43912, 81643), generally slightly bent downwards on caudal fin and sometimes confluent with mid-dorsal line near posterior border of caudal fin (Ref. 43912). No spots on caudal fin lobes; anal fin base with a fine dark band (Ref. 43912, 81643). In life: silvery or whitish with lines grey-blue or grey-black (Ref. 43912, 81643).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pareutropius debauwi

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 6
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 5 - 8
on upper limb 1 - 2
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0
Ventral  0
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 4 - 6
Adipose fin present

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     1
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    abdominal
Spines     
Soft-rays   6
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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