| Main Ref. | Plamoottil, M., 2021 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distingushed by the following characters: plain- without any colour spots; deep body, its depth at dorsal fin origin 39.5-44.9 % SL, depth at anal fin 26.3-28.2 % SL; barbels 2 pairs; head long, 29.7- 32.2 % SL and wide, 20.7- 22.3 % SL; last unbranched dorsal-fin ray very strong, osseous and smooth, branched dorsal fin rays 8; branched ventral fin rays 7-8; branched anal fin rays 5; lateral line scales 30-32; anal fin long, 1.9 - 23.9 % SL, reaching caudal fin (Ref. 132421). |
| 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 | 8 - 8 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 8 |