| Main Ref. | Mohapatra, A., R.K. Behera, D. Ray, S. Acharya, S.R. Mohanty and S.S. Mishra, 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | eel-like |
| Cross section | circular |
| 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: the dorsal fin originates above the 41st or 42nd lateral line pore, anterior to a vertical through the mid anus; distance from anus to the origin of dorsal fin 57.37%-61.8% in HL; predorsal vertebrae 40-41, preanal vertebrae 50, and total vertebrae count 140-141; fifty lateral line pores before the vent; and all maxillary, mandibular, and vomerine teeth multiserial and blunt (Ref. 137824). |
| 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 | 50 - 50 |
| total | 140 - 140 |
| 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 |