| Main Ref. | Mousavi-Sabet. H., S. Vatandoust, S. Khataminejad, S. Eagderi, K. Abbasi, M. Nasri, A. Jouladeh and E.D. Vasil’eva, 2015 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from the other species of bleaks and shemayas from Iran by the following set of characters: a poorly expressed fleshy ventral keel which extends up to 2-4 (usually 2) transverse scales rows counted from the anus forwards; lateral line scales 47-59; branched dorsal-fin rays 7½-8½ (usually 8½); branched anal-fin rays 10½-12½ (usually more than 10½); gill rakers 12-17 (usually 15-16); predorsal distance 50.0-54.4% SL; anal-fin base length 9.0-11.7% SL; dorsal-fin depth 16.7-20.9% SL; anal-fin depth 12.0-5.6% SL; body depth at dorsal fin origin 16.9-22.2% SL; caudal peduncle depth 8.7-10.4% SL; head depth 62.2-71.9% HL; eye diameter 27.1-30.8% HL; body with a dark lateral stripe (Ref. 106247). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 47 - 59 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 17 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 12 - 17 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |