| Main Ref. | Schmidt, R. C., P. H. N. Bragança, J. P. Friel, F. Pezold, D. Tweddle and H. L. Bart Jr., 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a very reduced, or absent, mandibular barbels on the oral disc; mandibular teeth in one row 10-12; with two prominent papillae on the roof of the oral cavity; the short and blunt mandibular teeth are arranged in bunched rows; presence of a fleshy unpapillated ridge posterior to the mandibular teeth; eye diameter 4.2-6.5% SL; long maxillary barbels 3.8-7.2% SL; narrow mandibular tooth row 1.6-2.8% SL; distance between dorsal fin and adipose fin 14.4-21.5% SL; short anal-fin base length 8.0-10.8% SL; premaxillary teeth 36-70, scattered in three rows; narrow occipital shield 3.0-4.0% SL (Ref. 131384). |
| 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 | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 6 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 9 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |