| Main Ref. | Yang, J.-X., X.-Y. Chen and J.-H. Lan, 2004 |
| 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 |
Distinguished from other species of the genus Yunnanilus by the unique color pattern and the elongated papillae on upper and lower lips. Differs from closely related species Yunnanilus pleurotaenia by the following morphometric characters: standard length/body depth 4 .3-5.6 vs. 3.9-4.9; standard length/head length 4.4-5.1 vs. 3.7-3.9; standard length/caudal-peduncle length 5.7-7.1 vs. 7.7-9.1; head length/snout length 2.7-3.5 vs. 2.5-2.8; caudal-peduncle length/depth 1.2-1.7 vs. 1.1-1.2 (Ref. 76753). |
| 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 | 33 - 33 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |