| Main Ref. | De Weirdt, D., A. Getahun, S. Tshibwabwa and G.G. Teugels, 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: mouth terminal or lower lip projected; 6.5-7.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 42-47 scales in lateral line; 6.5-7.5 scales between lateral line and mid-ventral line; 16 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 81639). Description: medium-sized species, body elongated; lips rather strongly developed, lower lip interrupted on chin; two pairs of barbels, anterior pair very small, posterior pair measuring half of eye diameter; scales longitudinally striated; D: IV, 9-10; A: III, 5; lateral line complete; dorsal fin with feeble concave border, last dorsal spine strong and ossified, not serrated, measuring 0.5-0.67x HL (Ref. 81639). Coloration: ground color silvery, brown ventrally; fins orange (Ref. 81639). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 42 - 47 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 7 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 3 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |