| Main Ref. | Zhou, W. and G.H. Cui, 1993 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Distinguished by the following characters: mouth arched; upper lip smooth and with a deep median notch; lower lip with a median notch and two furrows on each side; processus dentiformis present and well developed; no incision in lower jaw; anterior nostril pierced in the front side of a tube; intestine with a bend at some distance behind stomach; lateral line complete, extending to caudal base; anus is situated about 1.0-1.5 eye diameters in front of anal fin origin; caudal fin slightly forked; 3-4 predorsal, 2 subdorsal and 4-5 postdorsal brown saddles on the back; body side with irregular dark brown blotches; dorsal fin with dark spots and caudal fin with irregular vertical rows of spots on rays; posterior chamber of air-bladder absent (Ref. 7410). |
| 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 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |