Main Ref. | Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
The following characters separate this species from its congeners in Black and Caspian Sea basins: breast naked between pectoral bases; 12-14 scale rows around the caudal peduncle; barbel reaching between middle of eye and posterior eye margin; interorbital area flat; snout length 0.9-1.2 times in postorbital distance; head length 26-32% SL; head depth 16-18% SL at nape, 46-53% HL at eye; body depth 22-25% SL; head width 16-19% SL, 59-69% HL; eye diameter 5-6% SL, 2.8-3.4 times in head depth, 1.3-1.8 times in interorbital distance (at 7-10 cm SL); caudal peduncle depth 36-44% HL; and midlateral blotches contrasted, with sharp edges (Ref. 59043). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |