| Main Ref. | Marngar, I., B. Mawlong and Y. Lokeshwor, 2024 |
| 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 by the following set of characters: black spot immediately anterior to upper angle of gill opening, 5-6 dark black stripes on caudal peduncle; well developed transverse lobe with 9-12 low minute tubercles, transverse groove deep; snout rounded with incipient proboscis; long pelvic fin reaching to midway of anus-anal distance when adpressed, surpassing anus; 33-34 lateral line scales, 9-10 predorsal scales, 16 circumpeduncular scales rows, transverse scale rows 4½/3½/4½; 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays, 15 branched pectoral-fin rays; and total vertebrae 33 (Ref. 137590). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 33 - 34 |
| 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 | 33 - 33 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |