| Main Ref. | Luo, T., Z.-X. Chen, X.-R. Zhao, J. Yu, C.-T. Lan, J.-J. Zhou, N. Xiao and J. Zhou, 2023 |
| 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 |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: two pairs of maxillary barbels; dorsal fin rays iii, 8½; pectoral fin viii, 11; pelvic fin rays ii, 9; anal fin rays iii, 5½; lateral-line scales 66-68; tip of pectoral fin not reaching to the pelvic fin origin; dorsal fin origin anterior to the pelvic fin origin; tip of the pelvic fin reaching to the anus; eyes small, eye diameter equal to outer maxillary barbel length; 6-7 indistinctly separated transversely oval blotches on the dorsal side; and each fin transparent and unpigmented in life (Ref. 137681). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 66 - 68 |
| 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 | 36 - 36 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 11 - 11 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |