| Main Ref. | Bohlen, J., M. Petrtýl, P. Chaloupková and C Borin, 2016 |
| 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 | positioned on stalks, very prominent, or tubular |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: distinguished from all other species of Schistura by the combination of the following characters: 8 1/2 branched dorsal-fin rays; 8 + 8 branched caudal-fin rays; 7 pectoral-fin rays; position of anus 1.7-2.5; eye diameter before anal fin origin; no sexual dimorphism; 6-11 regular black bars, usually not interrupted, no black midlateral stripe; anterior nostril not reaching margin of eye and axillary pelvic lobe present; caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 119152). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 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 | 3 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 13 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | other (see remark); more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 |