| Main Ref. | Freyhof, J. and M. Özuluğ, 2009 |
| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Differs from congeners in Anatolia and the northern Levant by the combination of the following characters: lateral line complete, reaching to caudal-fin base; 74-85 + 3-4 scales in lateral line; lateral line slanted upwards to lateral midline at vertical of posterior anal-fin base or anterior caudal peduncle; 12-14 short gill rakers; 8-10 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin; last simple dorsal-fin ray flexible; upper lip projecting beyond tip of lower lip; pelvic fins short, no reaching to anus, pelvic axillary lobe present; prominent epidermal black stripe from eye to caudal-fin base; head and snout pointed (Ref. 83422). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 74 - 85 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 19 - 23 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 31 - 42 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 12 - 14 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 11 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |