| Main Ref. | He, A., W. Huang, Y. He and J. Yang, 2015 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | circular |
| 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 | |
| Diagnosi |
Diagnosis: distinguished from the only congener, C. bamen by smaller predorsal length (43.7-47.3 % SL vs. 47.8-49.5), smaller prepelvic length (46.8-50.9 % SL vs. 51.2-52.1), shorter rostral barbel (14-24 % HL vs. 32-46), shorter maxillary barbel (28-39 % HL vs. 40-57) and different pharyngeal tooth pattern (2,4,5-? (1), 1,3,5-5,4,1( 1), 2,4,5-5,4,2( 2) or 3,4,5-5,4,3( 2) vs. 2,3,4-4,3,2) (Ref. 103410). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 45 - 48 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| totale | |
| Vertebre | |
| preanal | |
| totale | 43 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 |