| Main Ref. | De Weirdt, D., A. Getahun, S. Tshibwabwa and G.G. Teugels, 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| 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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: broadly interrupted lower lip; two rows of pharyngeal teeth; two pairs of short barbels on each side of head (Ref. 81639). Description: medium-sized species; inferior mouth; cycloid scales have parallel striae on their exposed surfaces; scale formula: 4.5/22-24/4.5-5.5/2-3/12; dorsal fin large and posterior border concave; D: IV,10-11; A: III,5; P: 16; V: I,8(Ref. 81639). Coloration: scales of the flanks silvery grey with a sickle-shaped dark basal; towards ventrum scales are paler becoming silvery white, and the sickle-shaped spots are thinner and paler; scales on the dorsum are darker, and in median dorsal region and at occiput uniformly grey; mouth, cheeks and throat are whitish to pale grey; fins are transparent to pale grey (Ref. 81639). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 22 - 24 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4.5 - 5.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 12 |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 3 - 3 |
| on upper limb | 11 - 12 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 15 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |