Main Ref. | Yang, Q., B. Xiong, Q. Tang and H. Liu, 2010 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Distinguished by the following characters: D ii,9; A ii,8-9; predorsal scales 12-13; scales above lateral line 5-5.5, below 3; body with black longitudinal stripe reaching anteriorly to the vertical line from the origin of dorsal fin; head length 24.0-33.3% SL; length of barbels extending to beneath the front margin of the pupil, or to a point below its middle (Ref. 84025). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 34 - 36 |
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 |