| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: 46-52 scales in lateral line; 13-15 circumpeduncular scales; elongated spot on caudal peduncle (Ref. 81639). Description: mouth terminal, without barbels; scales with divergent striae; scale formula: 8.5-9.5/46-52/4.5-5.5; 2.0-2.5; 13-15; dorsal fin falciform, origin in advance of anal fin; D: II-III,7; A: III,13-15; caudal fin forked (Ref. 81639). Coloration: body silvery, back metallic blue; 12-14 dark vertical bars along flanks terminating in black spot at base of caudal fin (Ref. 81639). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 46 - 52 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 8 - 9 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4.5 - 5.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 13 - 15 |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 7 - 8 |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 18 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |