| Main Ref. | De Weirdt, D., A. Getahun, S. Tshibwabwa and G.G. Teugels, 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: 22-25 scales in lateral line (Ref. 81639). Description: mouth small and subinferior; lower lip largely interrupted medially; scales with numerous divergent striae; postoccipital region and ventrum more or less naked; scale formula: 2.5-3.5/22-25/3.5/1.5-2/10-12; dorsal fin border straight or slightly concave; D: III, 8; A: III,5; P: 13-14; V: 8; caudal deeply forked (Ref. 81639). Coloration: ground coloration brownish or yellow brown dorsally, pale brown or yellow ventrally; scales of lateral line have dark brown base; dorsal fin crossed by large black band and has black margin; anal fin has black margin; caudal fin grey with a more or less well-developed black margin; pectoral and pelvic fins uniformly grey or white (Ref. 81639). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 22 - 25 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 2 - 3 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 1.5 - 2 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 10 - 12 |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |