| Main Ref. | Jadhav, S.S., M. Karuthapandi, K. Chandra, D. Jaiswal, K.P. Dinesh and A. Narahari, 2020 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | compressed |
| 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: body small, elongate, with head depressed; with a poorly-developed callous pad behind lower lip; the pad not distinctly delimited posteriorly; head is deep (depth at occiput 47.3-72.3% HL); body stout and deep (depth at dorsal fin origin 17.3-21.7 % SL); gape width 27.3-32.8% HL; inter-orbital space 33.9-43.2% HL; eyes visible in ventral view; lower lip is rounded; mouth is small, inferior and horizontal, the mouth opening situated very close to anterior tip of snout; upper lip is concealed by poorly-developed slightly fringed rostral fold; rostral fold with minute papillae; simple pectoral-fin rays 3; lateral-line scales 33-34 (Ref. 122022). |
| 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 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 10 - 11 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 7 |