Nomorhamphus rex
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https://doi.org/ 10.26107/RBZ-2019-0019 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187E1-7E4E-827C-FB85-F93F9364FD88 |
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Diego |
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Nomorhamphus rex |
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Pigmentation of anal fin. Distal tips of anal-fin rays greyish or black in most males; range and intensity of pigmentation varies between individuals; cryptoplica and fin rays slightly pigmented, small melanophores.
Andropodium. 1 st anal pterygiophore thickened, not angled anteriorly. 2 nd fin ray with 3–4 segments proximal to spinae; segment 3 or 4 greatly elongate, approximately half the length of the entire ray, with an irregular dorsal and ventral row of small sub-segments (squares and rectangles) of different sizes, each sub-segment approximately 1/3 the height of segment 3 or 4, number of sub-segments variable; spiculus sickle-shaped, clearly segmented, short, upright position and curved (degree of curvature varies between specimens), its proximal and middle segments in contact with the distal tip of the third anal-fin ray. 3 rd fin ray with segment 3 greatly elongate, approximately half the length of the entire ray, constricted longitudinally, composed of three longitudinal rows, each row approximately 1/3 the height of the respective segment; segments 4 to tip short, tip nearly straight. 4 th fin ray with segment 4 composed of three longitudinal rows, greatly elongate; following segments short. 5 th fin ray thickened in larger males.
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