| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.B. Brooks, 2018 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | circular |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by following set of characters: head barbels absent; D VI+1,10 with third spine longest; A I,10; longitudinal scales 31; predorsal scales 10; transverse scales 9; no scales on cheek and operculum. Live color is mainly brown (female), 5 pale yellow saddles between nape and caudal peduncle (juvenilie). |
| 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 | 4 |
| on upper limb | 12 |
| total | 16 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 |