Diagnostic Description
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Body elongate, slightly compressed laterally but less so than other ciscoes; approaching cylindrical form in cross section, greatest body depth in front of the dorsal fin. Head short, stout, eye small, smaller than most species
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 13; Vertebrae: 55 - 58
