| Main Ref. | Liu, Y., T. Mao, H. Sudasinghe, J. Zhou, R. Chen, J. Yang and M. Meegaskumbura, 2025 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: absence of eye; pelvic-fin rays tip not reaching the anus when pelvic-fin rays are extended backward; forked horn-like structure at the dorsal posterior edge of the head; albinotic body without pigmentation; lateral line scales 42-46; posterior margin of operculum close to the base of pectoral-fin origin; distinct hump in the predorsal profile; rostral barbel not reaching the depression after eye degeneration; maxillary barbel not reaching the posterior margin of preoperculum; pharyngeal teeth pattern 1,3,4-3,3,1; vertebrae 4 + 35-36; and 11 outer rakers on the first gill arch (Ref. 138367). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 42 - 46 |
| 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 | 4 - 4 |
| total | 39 - 40 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 8 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |