The Morphological Characteristic of the Male and Female the Diplocheilichthys pleurotaenia (Cyprinidae) in the Kampar River, Riau, Indonesia

A study on morphological characteristic of the male and female of Diplocheilichthys pleurotaenia obtained from River Kampar has been conducted in November 2011 - August 2013. This study aims to understand the similarity and the differences of the male and female characteristic of the fish that inhabit in the River Kampar. There were 52 fishes of males and 85 fishes of females were examined in this study. Morphological characteristics were examined consisted of 43 characteristics. The research may explain that the morphological characteristics between male and female of the fish and the types were based on its morphology. The morphometric characters were difference between male and female of fish are Height under linealateralis (TBbl), Width caudal peduncle (LBE), Lenght from pelvic fin to anal fin(JSVSA), Height dorsal fin (TSD), Height pectoral fin (TSP) and lenght pelvic fin (TSV).