| Ref. principal | Lévêque, C., 2003 |
| Aparência se refere a | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| órgãos especializados | no special organs |
| Aparência diferente | males alike females |
| Cores diferentes | males alike females |
| Notas |
| Características determinantes | none |
| Forma lateral do corpo | fusiform / normal |
| Seção transversal | |
| Perfil dorsal da cabeça | more or less straight |
| Tipo de olhos | more or less normal |
| Tipo de boca/focinho | more or less normal |
| Posição da boca | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnose |
Diagnosis: Last simple dorsal-fin ray smooth on hind margin; scale formula 3.5/25-29/3.5; 2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 branched dorsal fin rays; two pairs of short barbels; anterior barbel not reaching anterior margin of eye; posterior barbel not extending beyond centre of eye; lateral line complete and slightly depressed below dorsal fin; maximum reported size 33 mm SL; sides with 3 small spots connected by a more or less dark band (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: Dorsal profile slightly convex; mouth subinferior; gill rakers short (Ref. 81282). Dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 8 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 5 branched rays; pectoral fin with 13-15 rays; pelvic fin with 1 unbranched and 7 branched rays (Ref. 2940, 81282). Colouration: Many individuals have 3 small spots aligned on middle of sides, 1st above 6th and 7th lateral-line scales, 2nd below 1st dorsal-fin ray and 3rd at end of caudal peduncle; spots are frequently united by more or less regular and distinct band of melanophores; in some specimens spots are hardly visible (suffused by longitudinal band) (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Facilidade de Identificação |
| Linhas laterais | 1 Interrompido(a): No |
| Escamas na linha lateral | 25 - 29 |
| Escamas da linha lateral com poros | |
| Escamas em séries laterais | |
| Fileiras de escamas acima da linha lateral | 3 - 4 |
| Fileiras de escamas abaixo da linha lateral | 3 - 4 |
| Escamas em torno do pedúnculo caudal | 12 - 12 |
| Barbilhões | 4 |
| Aberturas branquiais (tubarões/raias apenas) | |
| Rastros branquiais | |
| no membro inferior | 6 - 8 |
| no membro superior | |
| total | |
| Vértebras | |
| Pré-anal | |
| total |
| Atributos | no striking attributes |
| Número de nadadeiras | 1 |
| Nro. de pínulas | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Total de espinhos | 0 - 0 |
| Total de raios | 11 - 11 |
| Nadadeira adiposa | absent |
| Atributos | forked; more or less normal |
| Número de nadadeiras | 1 |
| Total de espinhos | 0 - 0 |
| Total de raios | 8 - 8 |
| Peitoral | Atributos more or less normal |
| espinhos 0 | |
| raios 13 - 15 | |
| Pélvicas | Atributos more or less normal |
| Posição abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| espinhos 0 | |
| raios 8 - 8 |