Main Ref. | Freyhof, J. and D.V. Serov, 2001 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Differs from other species of the genus in Vietnam by the combination of the following characters: body with 11-15 regular dark bars wider than interspaces; a complete black bar at caudal-fin base; predorsal back and belly densely covered with scales; lateral line complete; 8 1/2 dorsal-fin rays; 9+8 branched caudal-fin rays; 8 pelvic rays; axillary pelvic lobe not reduced and not laterally fused with body; pelvic-fin origin below simple or first branched dorsal-fin rays; caudal peduncle 1.1-1.3 times longer than deep; lateral head length 108-117% HL; median caudal-fin ray 74.7-86.1% of length of upper caudal-fin lobe; interorbital distance 30.2-40.2% HL; slender processus dentiformis and long barbels, outer rostral barbel 30.7-42.9% HL (Ref. 40772). |
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 | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |