| Main Ref. | Lévêque, C., 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | males alike females |
| Different colors | males alike females |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | compressed |
| 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 | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: body depth 4.3x and head length 3.6x SL; eye diameter 3.4-4.0x head length; scale formula 6.5-7.5/36-38/4.5-5.5; 6.5-7.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 36-38 scales in longitudinal series; 8 dorsal-fin branched rays; 12-13 anal-fin branched rays; known only from the Konkouré basin (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: gill rakers short; D:III,8; A:III,12-13; P:I,12-13; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282). Colouration: sides with 11 or 12 rather broad vertical bars, the first seven well separated, the following more rounded and diffuse (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 36 - 38 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 8 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 6 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 0 - 2 |
| on upper limb | 7 - 8 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 15 - 16 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |