| Main Ref. | Geerinckx, T., L. Risch, E.J. Vreven, D. Adriaens and G.G. Teugels, 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: snout length larger than 75% of mouth width; dorsal spine long, 17.2-22.9% HL, less than 6 times in SL; dorsal fin base length 21.3-31.5% HL; 13-15 soft rays in anal fin (Ref. 81642). Description: premaxillary toothband wide (width 33.2-45.2% HL), mouth wider (width 42.33-55.6% HL) than snout length (30.7-42.9% HL); vomerine and palatine dentition strongly developed, even in juveniles; pectoral fin with 9 (rarely 10) soft rays; anal fin with 13-15 soft rays, 4-5 unbranched, 8-10 branched; nasal barbel long (length 16.2-36.5% HL)(Ref. 81642). Coloration: preserved specimens: head and dorsum dark brown, ventrum creamy white (Ref. 81642). |
| 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 | 8 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 10 - 14 |
| on upper limb | 6 - 9 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 15 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |