The fish has three pairs of barbels. The maxillary barbels are located on the upper jaw, and two pairs of mandibular barbels are on the lower jaw. The maxillary barbel has a narrow membrane attached near the base and is straight without any branches. It extends at least as far as the base of the pectoral fin, slightly longer than the length of the head and of the standard length of the body. The outer pair of mandibular barbels extends just short of the pectoral girdle, about of the length of the head, and contains four to five branches without secondary branches. The inner pair of mandibular barbels is about half as long as the outer pair, about of the length of the head, with two pairs of branches, without any secondary branches present.