Species: Astylosternus occidentalis

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Species: Astylosternus occidentalis
Genus: Asylosternus
Family: Arthroleptidae
Species in Frost database: Astylosternus occidentalis
ID information: JQ582797.1 / zmb75368
NCBI name: Astylosternus occidentalis
Ecomorphological guild (s): adherent
Collector: J. van der Winden
Country: Sierra Leone
Locality 1: Gola North
Locality 2: n.a.
Coordinate 1: N 07°42.343'
Coordinate 2: W 10°50.247'
Aquatic habitat: lotic
Gosner stage: 39
Total length: 92.983 mm
Body length: 31.144 mm
Tail length: 61.839 mm
Maximum body heigth: 15.019 mm
Maximum body width: 20.289 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 2.295 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 15.162 mm
Eye diameter: 3.106 mm
Internostrial distance: 6.902 mm
Interorbital distance: 11.323 mm
Maximum height of tail: 17.272 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 5.573 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 4.303 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 10.716 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 7.955 mm
Oral disc width: 4.155 mm
Position of oral disc: anteroventral
Disc emarginated: anterolaterally, posterolaterally
LKRF: 3(2,3)/3(1,2)
Anterior keradont rows: 3
Posterior keradont rows: 3
Anterior gaps: yes
Anterior rows with gaps: 2
Posterior gaps: yes
Posterior rows with gaps: 2
Relative length of anterior rows: 2>3>1
Relative length of posterior rows: 1>2>3
Anterior papillae: 1
Posterior papillae: 1b
MPRF: (1)/1/1-2
Shape of marginal papillae: triangular
Submarginal papillae: no
Jaw sheaths present: yes
Jaw sheaths serrated: heavily
Upper jaw sheath shape: m
Lower jaw sheath shape: v
Thickness of jaw sheaths: massive
Nostrils present: yes
Position of nostrils: anterolaterally
Direction of nostrils: laterally
Shape of nostrils: ovoid
Nostrils with structure: papillae
Position of eyes: laterally
Direction of eyes: laterally
Position of spiracle: mss
Shape of spiracle: slight ridge
Position of vent tube: dextral d
Shape of vent tube: dextral opening
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: c
Lateral line system visible: yes
Position of lateral line system: dorsally, laterally
Relative heigth of fins: d>v
Dorsal fin reaches onto body: no
Margin of ventral fin: a
Margin of dorsal fin: a
Tail tip: triangular
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