Main Ref. | Ng, H.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2000 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | striking barbels(s) |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | compressed |
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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of the following characters: length of dorsal-fin base 13.7-16.7% SL, dorsal to adipose distance 8.6-14.2% SL, interorbital distance 28.4-31.8% HL, eye diameter 9.2-11.3% HL and a rounded snout (Ref. 41209). |
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 | 11 - 12 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 51 - 54 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 7 - 10 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 - 6 |