Morphology data of Nymphon trispinum
Identification keys
Main Ref. Child, C.A., 1998
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 Proximately 5 to 6 cm in height. Trunk fully segmented, slender; lateral processes separated by more than their diameters; glabrous. Neck medium length; oviger implants well anterior to first lateral processes. Ocular tubercle placed just posterior to implants and at anterior of first lateral processes; low, rounded, eyes large, without pigment. Abdomen small, erect, glabrous; not extending beyond posterior lateral processes. Chelifore scapes long, slender; with few short lateral and distal setae. Chelae palm short, rectangular; with few distal setae. Fingers slender, longer than palm; overlapping distally; with 14 sharp slender endal teeth and four ectal setae on immovable finger; 16 similar teeth and no setae on movable finger. Palps moderately short; second segment longest; combined length of fourth and fifth segments subequal to length of third; second and third with few short lateral setae; fourth and fifth with more ventral setae, some longer than segment diameters. Ovigers moderately short; fourth segment subequal in length to fifth; fourth with low conical bulge just proximal to mid-length. Strigilis segments each increasingly shorter than last; denticulate spines arranged in single row with the count of 9: 6: 5: 7: with terminal claw almost as long as distal segment, claw armed with 10 slender sharp teeth. Denticulate spines with three or four lateral teeth. Legs long, slender, with few longer dorsal setae and more short ventral setae. Second tibia the longest major segment. Tarsus short, only about 0.3 as long as almost straight propodus; armed with few short and one longer sole spines. Propodus armed with three large heel spines, seven short distal sole spines, and several dorsodistal short setae. Claw long, about 0.7 as long as propodus; auxiliary claws quite short, little longer than greatest diameter of main claw. Male characters unknown.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Nymphon trispinum

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   
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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