Cá Lịch khoang răng trơn

Description. In TL: preanal length 2.1 – 2.3, predorsal length 8.5 – 10, head length 7.6 – 8.3, body depth at anus 14 – 22. In head length: snout length 5.1 – 5.9, eye diameter 8.3 – 9.9, upper-jaw length 2.3 – 2.7. Pores: LL 2, SO 3, IO 4, POM 6. Vertebrae: predorsal 4 – 5, preanal 50 – 55, total 124 – 135. Body moderately elongate, anus slightly before midlength, dorsal-fin origin before gill opening. Jaws moderate, equal length. Eye moderate, over middle of upper jaw. Anterior nostril tubular, reaching edge of lip when depressed; posterior nostril elliptical with a raised rim, above anterior margin of eye. Teeth smooth, slender, acute. Intermaxillary teeth in one peripheral series, about 6 on each side, and three median teeth. Maxillary teeth biserial, about 1 – 3 larger inner teeth, 11 – 15 smaller outer teeth. Dentary with 2 – 3 larger inner teeth anteriorly, 18 – 25 outer teeth. Vomerine teeth small, uniserial. Color: light grayish brown with 16 – 22 dark brown bars about as wide as pale interspaces on head, body, and fins, those on head and trunk not reaching ventral margin (dark bars may be obscure on large adults); top of head yellow; abdomen and margin of dorsal fin between dark bars white; top of head yellow; a dark brown spot at corner of mouth; anterior nostrils blackish. Maximum size about 800 mm.