| Main Ref. | Prokofiev, A. M. and A.M. Orlov, 2025 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis. Vertebrae 47; D 39; A 35; pectoral fin rays 15; single notch ray; strong spinal hump; keeled gular area; unmodified gill rakers; three round pectoral radials; lacking interradial fenesta, widely spaced second and third radials; small foramen piercing basal lamina anterior to scapula; heavily pigmented stomach, pyloric caeca and anterior half of intestine, and mottled posterior part of intestine. It belongs to the Psednos christinae species–group, but differs from all other species in this group by having a larger eye (35.7% of head length), heavily pigmented gastrointestinal duct, pectoral girdle structure, and a combination of other characters. (Ref. 138155). |
| Ease of Identification |
| 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 | 47 - 47 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 39 - 39 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 36 - 36 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |