| Ref Utama. | Trewavas, E., 1983 |
| Penampilan mengacu pada | Laki-laki; Betina |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Organ khusus | no special organs |
| Penampilan berbeda | males alike females |
| Warna yang berbeda | males alike females |
| Keterangan |
| Fitur yang mencolok | none |
| Bentuk tubuh lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| Penampang melintang | compressed |
| Profil kepala bagian dorsal | more or less straight |
| Jenis mata | more or less normal |
| Jenis mulut/moncong | more or less normal |
| Posisi mulut | terminal |
| Jenis timbangan | cycloid scales |
| diagnosa |
Diagnosis: upper profile of snout straight or slightly arched; head length 32.5-39.0% SL; 27-30 total dorsal-fin rays (average 28-29); body depth 39.5-48.5% SL; length of pectoral fins over 43% SL; interorbital space 32.0-38.0% HL (Ref. 53405). Description: outer jaw teeth bicuspid, inner jaw teeth tricuspid, posterior teeth on pharyngeal jaw bicuspid; micro-gillrakers present; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405). Coloration: in life: Adults: sides and fins light silvery-grey (unlike other cichlids occurring in the same water basins); belly white (Ref. 53405). Young individuals: silvery, with some narrow black cross bars on sides; fins greyish, upper margin of dorsal fin red-edged (Ref. 53405). |
| Kemudahan Identifikasi |
| Garis Lateral | 2 Terganggu: No |
| Sisik pada garis lateral | 28 - 31 |
| Sisik garis lateral berpori-pori | |
| Timbangan dalam seri lateral | |
| Baris skala di atas garis lateral | |
| Baris skala di bawah garis lateral | |
| Sisik di sekitar tangkai ekor | |
| Barbel | 0 |
| Celah insang (hanya hiu/pari) | absent |
| Pengangkat insang | |
| pada tungkai bawah | 20 - 25 |
| pada tungkai atas | |
| Keseluruhan (total) | |
| vertebrata, bertulang belakang | |
| preanal | |
| Keseluruhan (total) | 27 - 29 |
| Atribut | extending over most of the back length |
| Nomor sirip | 1 |
| No. | Dorsal 0 |
| Ventral 0 | |
| Total duri | 14 - 16 |
| Total sinar lembut | 11 - 14 |
| Sirip adiposa | absent |
| Atribut | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Nomor sirip | 1 |
| Total duri | 3 - 3 |
| Total sinar lembut | 9 - 11 |
| Dada | Atribut more or less normal |
| Duri | |
| Sinar lembut | |
| Panggul | Atribut more or less normal |
| Posisi thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
| Duri | |
| Sinar lembut |