Diagnosis: Two pairs of long barbels; 31-38 scales in the lateral line and 13-17 scales around the least circumference of the caudal peduncle; dorsal fin longer than anal fin and less than 15% of the length of its last unbranched ray is flexible; dorsal profile of head straight (Ref. 94477).

Description: The body is of moderate height and without a nuchal hump; the head is triangular with almost straight dorsal and ventral profile; the head length is shorter than the body depth; the mouth is subterminal with two pairs of long barbels; the eyes are in the anterior half of the head and relatively big (Ref. 94477). The dorsal fin is long and strongly ossified and less than 15% of the length of its last unbranched ray is flexible; its last unbranched ray is as long as or longer than the head; it usually has 4 unbranched and 9 branched rays; the anal fin usually has 3 unbranched and 6-7 branched rays; it does not reach the caudal fin origin (Ref. 94477). It has 31-38 scales in the lateral line, usually 5.5-6.5 scales above the lateral line, 4.5-6.5 below the lateral line, and 13-17 scales around the least circumference of the caudal peduncle (Ref. 94477). The pharyngeal teeth count is -4.3.2; the pharyngeal teeth are hooked at their tips (Ref. 94477).

Colouration: Live specimens are silvery with an olive tinge and orange fins (Ref. 94477). Ethanol-preserved specimens are yellow-brown, the back is darker than the belly and flanks (Ref. 94477).