| Main Ref. | Darshan, A., W. Vishwanath, P.C. Mahanta and A. Barat, 2011 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | Males possess a long genital papilla reaching to the base of the second branched anal-fin ray (vs. rounded genital opening in females). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Differs from congeners in having a unique combination of the following characters: a distinct dark tympanic spot and three brown stripes separated by pale narrow longitudinal lines on the sides of the body; cranial fontanel reaching the base of the occipital process; a long-based adipose fin contacting the base of the last dorsal-fin ray anteriorly; 16-19 gill rakers on the first branchial arch; a slender cleithral process; pectoral spine with 9-11 serrations on the posterior edge; eye small with diameter 16.5-19.8 % HL; pectoral and anal fins with 9-10 and 8-9 branched rays respectively; and short maxillary barbel (200.0-235.0 % HL) (Ref. 88771). Description: Dorsal fin with spinelet, spine, and seven branched rays; anal fin with iii-v, 8-9 rays, anterior two simple rays minute, visible in alizarin stained specimens; first branchial arch with 16-19 gill rakers (Ref. 88771). |
| 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 | 8 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 16 - 19 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 40 - 41 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |