| Main Ref. | De Weirdt, D., A. Getahun, S. Tshibwabwa and G.G. Teugels, 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| 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 | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: mouth subinferior; two pairs of long barbels, anterior pair 1.05-3.1x eye diameter, posterior pair 1.3-3.6x; 26-30 scales in lateral line; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; last simple ray of dorsal fin flexible and smooth; 5-6 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 2 round spots beneath dorsal fin, 1 spot on caudal peduncle (Ref. 81639). Description: small species; scales radially striated; 4.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 4.5-5.5 scales between lateral line and mid-belly; 2-3 scales between lateral line and pelvic fin insertion; D:III,8-9; A:III,5; dorsal fin with concave border (Ref. 81639). Coloration: ground color grey-brown dorsally, white ventrally, bronze on opercle and flanks; 3 black spots on flanks and 1 on caudal peduncle; scales of lateral line often with dark basal marking; often with small black spot at dorsal fin origin; fins colorless, caudal fin sometimes yellow or rose base (Ref. 81639). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 26 - 30 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4.5 - 5.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 12 |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 0 - 2 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 6 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 12 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |