Main Ref. | Solomatov, S.F., A.A. Balanov, B.A Sheiko and I.I. Glebov, 2024 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | angular |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: two pairs of patches of barbels on the ventral surface of snout, with 10-13 barbels in both patches on each side; upper preopercular spine with a well-expanded lateral keel; 2-2.5 plates in DLR between tip of depressed first dorsal fin and origin of second dorsal fin; the dorsal and lateral plates of caudal peduncle with pronounced spines; body sides behind head without transverse black bands; general body background colour is greenish-brown (Ref. 130867). |
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 | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 40 - 42 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 8 - 9 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |