| Main Ref. | Ng, H.H., 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Distinguished from congeners of the Clarias nieuhofii species group in having a narrow snout (with an egg-shaped head when viewed dorsally), dark violet grey coloration with small white spots on flanks, a narrow head (11.7-12.3% SL), a relatively large distance between the tip of the occipital process and the base of the first dorsal fin ray (8.1-9.8% SL), and few large serrations on the anterior edge of the pectoral spine (Ref. 55460). |
| 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 | 8 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 18 - 18 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 76 - 83 |
| Attributes | continuous with caudal fin |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 92 - 97 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 80 - 86 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |