| Main Ref. | Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2004 |
| Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | compressed |
| 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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
A species of Clupisoma in which the pectoral spine extends at least to the base of the pelvic fin, the abdomen is markedly keeled from the level of the pectoral-fin origin to the anus, pectoral fin with 12 or 13 segmented rays, anal fin with 37 to 41 branched rays, and first gill arch with at least 20 rakers. The body is silvery, except for a dorsal greenish band that extends only slightly ventral of the middorsal line of the body. D. II, 7; A. iv-v, 37-41; Pt. I, 12-13; Pv. i, 5. Barbels in four pairs: one pair of nasal barbels, one pair of axillary barbels, two pairs of mental barbels, and one pair of inner mental barbels. |
| Ease of Identification | easy to distinguish from other species. |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 0 - 0 |
| Pored lateral line scales | 0 - 0 |
| Scales in lateral series | 0 - 0 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 0 - 0 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 0 - 0 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 0 - 0 |
| Barbels | 8 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 15 - 18 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 8 |
| total | 20 - 25 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 48 - 50 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 41 - 46 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |