Kyataphisa nenga

Johari, Adibah, Kocsis, László, Roslim, Amajida & Haziq, Ilman, 2025, Otolith morphometric analysis of North Bornean Ariidae (Siluriformes): new insights and taxonomic implications, Zootaxa 5660 (4), pp. 451-474 : 462

Kyataphisa nenga (n= 6) ( Fig. 5 , Supplementary data 6)

The posterior margin of these otoliths can either be sharply or smoothly curved, but either way, they generally appear oval or egg-shaped. Their Amp is quite prominent, majority (n= 5) have compact curved Sl, with only one having tubular curved Sl. They have compact Mn and deep ILb.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Left lapilli otolith of ariid taxa with elongated otolith. 1: Arius maculatus; 2: Arius oetik; 3: Arius venosus; 4: Batrachocephalus mino; 5: Cryptarius truncatus; 6: Kyataphisa nenga, a: Ventral view; b: Dorsal view; c: Mesial view, Scale bar: 1mm.