Diagnostic Description
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Diagnosis: mouth inferior; two pairs of very short barbels; 34-37 scales in lateral line; 12 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 81639). Description: small species with elongate body; lips moderately developed; posterior pair of barbels not reaching to the middle of eyes; scales radially striated; lateral line complete; 5.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 4.5 scales between lateral line and mid-belly; 2 scales between lateral line and pelvic fin insertion; D:III,8; A:III,5; dorsal fin with slight concave border, last simple ray flexible (Ref 81639). Coloration: ground color yellowish white in preserved specimens; posterior border of scales dark above lateral line: small faint dark spot on upper and middle part of dorsal fin (Ref. 81639).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8
Biology
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Maximum TL was recorded at 7.2 cm (Ref. 2801).