| Ref Utama. | Whitehead, P.J.P., M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.), 1986 |
| Penampilan mengacu pada | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Organ khusus | no special organs |
| Penampilan berbeda | males alike females |
| Warna yang berbeda | different colors during breeding season only |
| Keterangan | Male has a reddish spawning coloration, while female is greyish (Ref. 35388). |
| Fitur yang mencolok | none |
| Bentuk tubuh lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| Penampang melintang | angular |
| Profil kepala bagian dorsal | more or less straight |
| Jenis mata | more or less normal |
| Jenis mulut/moncong | more or less normal |
| Posisi mulut | superior |
| Jenis timbangan | scales embedded or partly/completely absent |
| diagnosa |
First dorsal fin present but covered by thick layer of skin forming a characteristic high crest with embedded spines. Bony tubercles present, arranged in 3 widely separated rows of large flattened tubercles on each side of body. Gill openings large, extend- extending below level of upper pectoral fin ray. Pyloric present 36-79. Ventral sucking disc formed by the modified pelvic fin (Ref. 232). |
| Kemudahan Identifikasi |
| Garis Lateral | Terganggu: No |
| Sisik pada garis lateral | 0 - 0 |
| Sisik garis lateral berpori-pori | |
| Timbangan dalam seri lateral | |
| Baris skala di atas garis lateral | 0 - 0 |
| Baris skala di bawah garis lateral | 0 - 0 |
| Sisik di sekitar tangkai ekor | |
| Barbel | 0 |
| Celah insang (hanya hiu/pari) | absent |
| Pengangkat insang | |
| pada tungkai bawah | |
| pada tungkai atas | |
| Keseluruhan (total) | |
| vertebrata, bertulang belakang | |
| preanal | |
| Keseluruhan (total) | 28 - 29 |
| Atribut | other |
| Nomor sirip | 2 |
| No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Total duri | 5 - 9 |
| Total sinar lembut | 9 - 11 |
| Sirip adiposa | absent |
| Atribut | more or less truncate |
| Nomor sirip | 1 |
| Total duri | 0 - 0 |
| Total sinar lembut | 9 - 10 |
| Dada | Atribut more or less normal |
| Duri 0 | |
| Sinar lembut 20 - 21 | |
| Panggul | Atribut part of sucker-disc |
| Posisi | |
| Duri 0 | |
| Sinar lembut 0 - 0 |