| Main Ref. | Eccles, D.H., 1992 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| 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: High lateral line scale count, 31-40 scales on lateral line; long, robust barbelsof equal length; and enlarged, molariform pharyngeal teeth (Ref. 75045). Description: Snout rounded; complete range of variation between the soft-lipped form and the shovel-lipped form (Ref. 4967). A high gillraker count, 10-15 gill rakers (Ref. 75045). Dorsal fin with 4-5 unbranched rays; a flexible and not heavily ossified last simple dorsal ray (Ref. 75045). Predorsal scale rows 10-14 (Ref. 75045). Total vertebrae 40-43; 22-24 abdominal vertebrae, 16-19 caudal vertebrae and 10-12 predorsal vertebrae; 14-16 rib pairs (Ref. 75045). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 31 - 40 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 7 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 16 |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 10 - 15 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 25 - 28 |
| total | 40 - 43 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 14 |
| 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 0 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 10 |