Morphology data of Anoplodactylus brevirostris
Identification keys
Main Ref. Child, C.A., 1988
Appearance refers to

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
Diagnosis Tiny; leg span 0.46 cm. Trunk: fully segmented, glabrous, second and third pair of lateral processes with suture lines at juncture with trunk. Lateral processes: short, as short as or shorter than their diameter, separated by half or less of their diameter. Neck: very short, ocular tubercle occupying its entire dorsum, short, rounded, wider at base than its length, eyes large, lightly pigmented. Abdomen: short, broad, carried at low angle, tapering to rounded point without setae. Proboscis: Very short, barrel-like, tapering toward lips, with several short setae. Lips: Flat. Chelifores: Short, robust, chelae as long as scapes. Scape: With single dorsodistal seta, chelae with two ectal short setae. Movable finger: Swollen proximally, tapering and well curved distally. Immovable finger: shorter, almost straight, curving slightly at tip, both glabrous. Oviger: 6-segmented, short, second segment slightly longer than first, third longest, only four times longer than its diameter, fourth curved, about 0.6 as long as third segment Fifth only 0.6 length of fourth, sixth a tiny cone. All segments except first armed with one to four tiny recurved setae, without major spines. Legs: Short, robust, with very few setae, mostly ventral. Femur: Longest segment, inflated, single cement gland under a low swollen area on dorsodistal third of segment, with tiny pore at midpoint of swelling. Tarsus: Almost triangular, propodus without marked heel but with two broad heel spines and about 10 or 11 short sole spines. Claw: broad, over half propodal length, without trace of auxiliary claws (Ref. 6).
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Anoplodactylus brevirostris

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

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
spines     
soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
spines     
soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary (e.g. cnidaria)
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