Diagnostic Description
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Diagnosis: mouth curved; single pair of barbels; last unbranched dorsal ray heavily ossified and inflexible; pelvic insertion below anterior portion of dorsal fin; 29 scales in lateral line (Ref. 81639). Description: body depth 35.2% SL, head length 22.5% SL; no papillae around mouth and no tubercles on snout; D: IV,12; A: III,5; scale formula: 4.5/29/-; 2.5; 12; 3.5 scales from lateral line to anal fin origin (Ref. 81639).Coloration: alcohol-preserved specimens are uniformly dark brown (Ref. 81639).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Analsoft rays: 8
