Diagnostic Description
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Can be differentiated from its congeners in having an elliptical (versus circular) eye, and a combination of the following characters: head length 17.2-19.9% SL, 56-65 anal-fin rays, 55-56 vertebrae and one pair of mandibular barbels.
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Analsoft rays: 56 - 65; Vertebrae: 55 - 56
