| Main Ref. | Selz, O.M. and O. Seehausen, 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
It is a large whitefish species characterized by strong pigmentation on all fins and the body. The flanks above the lateral line display a greenish-blue coloration. It is deep-bodied (23.2-26.6% SL, mean = 24.4), has a blunt snout, and a short head (19.8-21.8% SL, mean = 20.9). The mouth is sub-terminal, and the small eyes (eye diameter: 18.2-21.7% HL, mean = 19.9) are set in thick, triangular-shaped sockets. The caudal peduncle is short and robust (caudal peduncle depth: 6.7-8.1% SL, mean = 7.2; caudal peduncle length: 12.2-14.4% SL, mean = 13.1). The species also has relatively few, short gill rakers (longest gill raker: 8.9–12.4% HL, mean = 10.1; total gill raker number: 21-27). |
| 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 | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |