| Main Ref. | Artaev, O.N., I.S Turbanov, A.A. Bolotovskiy, A.A. Gandlin and B.A. Levin, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from geographically close congeners (P. chrysoprasius, P. colchicus) by the presence and predominance of specimens with single-row pharyngeal teeth on one or both sides and a combination of characters, none of which is unique: head depth at nape 54.1-64.8% HL (mean 60.5), and head depth through eye 45.3-51.6% HL (mean 48.0); head length 2.7-3.7 (mean 3.1) times caudal peduncle depth in females and 2.7-3.2 (mean 2.9) times in males; body width at dorsal-fin origin 1.4-2 (mean1.6) times caudal peduncle depth in females and 1.3-1.6 (mean 1.4) times in males; mean number of scale rows on left and right breast patches 3-9 (mean 6.1); scales below lateral line 8-14 (mean 11.8); circumpeduncular scales 37-50 (mean 41.5); 3rd-6th type of breast scalation (mode 4th type) (Ref. 131041). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 37 - 50 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |