Lonchogenys ilisha, Myers

Mirande, Juan Marcos, 2010, Phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes): from characters to taxonomy, Neotropical Ichthyology 8 (3), pp. 385-568 : 490

Autapomorphies of Lonchogenys ilisha :

1. Length of supraoccipital spine (53): (0> 1) extends only to anterior limit of neural complex. Reversal of synapomorphy 5 of node 205. Paralleled in nodes 272 and 287 and in Bramocharax bransfordii and Deuterodon iguape .

2. Supraorbital (70): (1> 0) present. Reversal of synapomorphy 7 of node 205.

3. Foramen on articular condyle of quadrate (149): (0> 1) present. Paralleled in nodes 168, 211, and 231 and in Grundulus cochae , Hasemania nana , Hyphessobrycon eques .

4. Median predorsal scales (325): (0> 1) leaving naked area anterior to dorsal fin. Paralleled in the Serrasalmidae and in node 284.