| Main Ref. | Luo, Q., Q. Tang, L. Deng, Q. Duan and R. Zhang, 2023 |
| 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: significant body budge along the junction of the back and behind the head present; eye diameter small (4.9%-7.4% SL); maxillary barbel length long (13.1%-19.9% SL) and rictal barbel length long (11.7%-19.2% SL); pectoral fins long (19.2%-24.0% SL), 42-46 lateral-line scales, 10-13 scales above lateral line and 9-12 scales below; 7 (13-14) on outer (inner) side of the first gill arch; vertebrae 35 (14-15 + 4 + 16 17); and pharyngeal teeth 2, 3, 4/4, 3, 2 (Ref. 137644). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 42 - 46 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 10 - 13 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 9 - 12 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 14 - 15 |
| total | 35 - 35 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |