Main Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
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 |
Description: Body slender, fusiform, pointed; mouth small and terminal, with a single pair of minute barbels; barbels extremely short; anterior barbel sometimes absent or minute when present; posterior barbels up to less than half eye diameter (Ref. 13337, 52193). Breeding males with small conical tubercles on the snout (Ref. 13337, 52193). Dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 7-8 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 5-6 branched rays (Ref. 13337, 52193). Scales in lateral line 29-33, 12 around caudal peduncle (Ref. 52193). Colouration: Translucent brown, silver on sides and below, fins pale yellow; a distinctive straight black stripe from tip of snout to caudal-fin base, irregular black spots along midline of back, a black spot at base of anal fin (Ref. 52193). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 29 - 33 |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 12 |
Barbels | |
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 | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |