IngliżDiagnosis: mouth subterminal; two pairs of unequal barbels, anterior pair reaching to posterior half of eye, posterior pair extending to opercle; lateral line complete and weekly depressed below dorsal fin; 27-31 lateral line scales; 4.5 scales between lateral line and origin of dorsal fin; 4.5 scales between lateral line and mid-belly; 2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic fin insertion; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; last simple ray of dorsal fin flexible and smooth; 8 branched dorsal fin rays (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639); 4 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639), 2 on upper limb (Ref. 2940, 81282). 2 round spots beneath dorsal fin, 3 elongated spots on posterior part of body (Ref. 81639). Some of the spots may be subdivided or coalesced on posterior part of body; specimens from Upper Niger sometimes with irregular black band; maximum size observed 71 mm (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: dorsal profile slightly convex; head pointed; D:III,8; A:III,5; P:14-16; V:8 (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639).
Coloration: scale edges lined with dark melanophores; pattern on sides is variable; 4 well marked individual spots aligned along mid-flank: 1st at level of 7th scale of lateral line, 2nd under posterior base of dorsal fin, 3rd above anal fin and 4th on posterior part of caudal peduncle; pattern is variable: supplementary spots, splitting of 2nd and 3rd spots or fusion of posterior spots to form band; dorsal and pectoral fins yellowish in life (Ref. 2940, 81282, 8163981639). In Upper Niger: 3 spots on sides, more or less confluent into longitudinal black band which is particularly well visible in caudal region, but in some fish these spots are hardly noticeable (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Dehra traduzzjoni
Tradott mill-Ingliż minn BING
Din it-traduzzjoni hija purament indikattiva: minħabba l-kwalità limitata tat-test sors, id-deskrizzjonijiet morfoloġiċi huma disponibbli biss bl-Ingliż fil-verżjoni BETA tas-sistema. L-informazzjoni multilingwi se tkun disponibbli fil-ħarġiet futuri.
MaltiDijanjosi: ħalq subterminal; żewġ pari ta ' barbels mhux ugwali, par anterjuri jintlaħaq sa nofs posterjuri ta ' l-għajnejn, par posterjuri li testendi għal opercle; linja laterali kompleta u fil-ġimgħa baxxi taħt ġwienaħ gangliji; 27-31 linja laterali skali; 4.5 mwieżen bejn linja laterali u oriġini tal-gangliji ġwienaħ; 4.5 mwieżen bejn linja laterali u ż-żaqq tan-nofs; mwieżen 2.5 bejn linja laterali u huwa ġwienaħ inserzjoni; l-iskali 12 madwar kawdjali ma; aħħar ray sempliċi tal-ġwienaħ gangliji flessibbli u bla xkiel; 8 l-gangliji tal ġwienaħ raġġi (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639); garġi 4 rakers fuq limb aktar baxxi ta ' l-ewwel garġi arch (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639), 2 fuq driegħ (Ref. 2940, 81282). 2 tond tikek taħt ġwienaħ gangliji, 3 tikek tawwali fuq parti posterjuri tal-ġisem (Ref. 81639). Uħud tat-tikek jistgħu jiġu subdiviżi jew coalesced fuq parti posterjuri tal-korp; kampjuni minn Upper Niger kultant bil-faxxa sewda irregolari; id-daqs massimu osservati 71 mm (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Deskrizzjoni: profil dorsali ftit konvessi; Kap bil-ponta; D:III, 8; A:III, 5; P:14-16; V:8 (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639).
Kolorazzjoni: skala trufijiet imdawwra b ' melanophores fid-dlam; mudell fuq żewġ naħat huwa varjabbli; 4 immarkat ukoll tikek individwali allineati tul il-ġenb tan-nofs: 1 fil-livell ta ' Skala 7 tal-linja laterali, it-tieni taħt bażi posterjuri ta ' l-gangliji fin, 3 hawn fuq anal tad-denb u l-4 fuq posterjuri parti kawdjali ma; tad-disinn huwa varjabbli: tikek supplimentari, il-qsim ta ' tikek 2 u 3 jew fużjoni ta ' tikek posterjuri lill banda forma; xewk dorsali u l-pettorali sofor fil-ħajja (Ref. 2940, 81282, 8163981639). Fl-Upper Niger: 3 tikek fuq il-ġnub, aktar jew inqas konfluenti fis-faxxa sewda lonġitudinali li huwa viżibbli b'mod partikolari tajjeb f ' reġjun kawdjali, imma f ' ċerti ħut dawn it-tikek huma bil-kemm notevoli (Ref. 2940, 81282).