Diagnostic Description
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Dorsal fin typically with 8 branched rays. Anal fin with 3-4 simple rays, 9-11 branched rays. Snout moderately projecting; anterior naris origin close to snout tip (distance between anterior naris and snout tip less than eye diameter). Nasal barbel reaching at least to end of head, sometimes reaching dorsal-fin origin; maxillary barbel reaching past to adipose-fin origin; maxillary barbel membrane small, with narrow attachment to cheek only; maxillary bone long, reaching posteriorly to end of head. Vent and genital papillae near middle of pelvic fins (Ref. 40780).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 79; Vertebrae: 35 - 37
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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Inhabits upper reaches of rivers (Ref. 41236).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest