Diagnostic Description
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Diagnosis: mouth opening strongly curved and crescentic; no barbels; last unbranched dorsal ray weakly ossified and flexible; pelvic fin inserts below middle of dorsal fin (Ref. 81639). Description: body depth 24.2-37.5% SL, head length 23.0-28.0% SL; no papillae around curved mouth opening but often with conical keratinized tubercles on snout; D: IV,11-12; A: III,5-6; scale formula: 5.5/27-28/-; 2.5; 12; 3.5 scales from lateral line to anal fin origin (Ref. 81639).Coloration: alcohol-preserved specimens are uniformly light brown (Ref. 81639).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
Biology
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Maximum TL recorded: 21.3 cm (Ref. 2801).