The body of the white strip catfish (known as naked fish) is elongated and flat-sided, with a relatively straight back edge and slightly convex abdomen.The head is slightly pointed and flattened on the sides.The snout is short, with its length greater than the eye diameter.The mouth is terminal and oblique.The eyes are large, the space between them is wide and slightly protruding, with a distance greater than the eye diameter.There are 3 rows of pharyngeal teeth, with a formula of 5.4.2-2.4.4.The body is covered in medium to small round scales.The lateral line is complete and sharply inclined downward from above the pectoral fin, forming a noticeable angle, continuing to the lower half of the body, then bending upward to the central part near the caudal peduncle.The dorsal fin has 3 spines, with 7 branched rays.The anal fin consists of 3 unbranched rays followed by 11-12 branched rays.The back is grayish-blue, the sides and belly are silver white, with strong reflection throughout, without any other patterns or spots.The tail fin is gray-black, while in the breeding season, males turn red and blue.
