| Main Ref. | Selz, O.M. and O. Seehausen, 2023 |
| 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 |
It is a small whitefish species with average pigmentation on its fins and body, characterized by an elongated, slender body (body depth: 22.7-26.1% SL, average 24.3), a short mouth (maxilla length: 17-21.7% HL, average 19.6), and a pronounced rostral plate. The species has very large eyes (eye diameter: 21.5-24.7% HL, average 23.2) with a subtle triangular or occasionally roundish eye socket. Its gill rakers are few and very short (longest gill raker: 7.6-10.6% HL, average 8.8), with a total count of 21-26. |
| 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 |