| 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 | elongated |
| 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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: mouth inferior; one pair of barbels, sometimes two; anterior barbel, if present very small; posterior barbel 0.5x eye diameter (Ref. 81639). Description: large species; lips weakly developed, lower lip largely interrupted; scales longitudinally striated; scale formula: 4.5/26-29/4.5/2-2.5/12. D: III-IV, 10; A: III, 5; P: 15-16; V: 10; lateral line complete; dorsal fin concave, last simple ray ossified, not serrated, measuring 0.6-0.67x HL (Ref. 81639). Coloration: ground color olive brown dorsally, golden brown ventrally; scales with dark basal marking; fins dark (Ref. 81639). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 26 - 29 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4.5 - 4.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 12 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
| 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 15 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 10 - 10 |