| Main Ref. | De Weirdt, D., A. Getahun, S. Tshibwabwa and G.G. Teugels, 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: 27 scales in lateral line (Ref. 47441, 81639). Description: mouth small, subinferior; lower lip largely interrupted medially; scales with numerous divergent striae; postoccipital region and ventrum more or less naked; dorsal fin border straight or slightly concave; caudal fin deeply forked (Ref. 81639). Two pairs of barbels; 27 scales on lateral line; 3 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin and 11-12 scales around the caudal peduncle; D:III, 8; A: III, 5; P: 14; V: 8 (Ref. 47441, 81639). 9 predorsal scales (Ref. 47441). Coloration: dark lateral band on the body and base of dorsal fin black; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins with intense black border; dark zone on each caudal fin lobe, separated by a lighter median spot and a small black distal spot (Ref. 47441, 81639). Only dark lateral band and black border on anal fin are visible in juveniles (Ref. 47441). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 27 - 27 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 3 - 3 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 2 - 2 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 11 - 12 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |