Diagnostic Description
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Head large, rather firm, not cavernous. Eyes are relatively large. Chin barbels rudimentary. Integument thick, scale pocket usually well defined. Pyloric caeca 30 to 40.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0
Importance
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries