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Morphological Characteristics:
It is distinguished from other members of the genus by the following
combination of characters: vertebrae 13-14+38-42=51-55, dorsal finrays
86-109, anal finrays 66-82, pectoral finrays 17-20, caudal finrays 10;
head profile above eye strongly depressed, eyes 0.7-1.8% SL; palatine
teeth present, in 1-7 short irregular rows, with 3-56 teeth totally;
long gill-rakers, dark pigmented
Troglomorphic Characters:
Eye Condition:
Eyes not very well developed and small.
Pigmentation: It has more coloration than L. dentatus
and seems more primitive than L. dentatus.
Scales: The entire body is covered by small, rounded imbricate
scales.
Swim (gas) bladder: |
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