| Réf. Princ. | Layman, S.R. and R.L. Mayden, 2012 |
| Ressemble à | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Organes spécialisés | |
| Apparence différente | |
| Couleurs différentes | |
| Remarques | Males average larger than females (largest male 42.8 mm SL, largest female 41.2 mm SL). Exhibit significant dimorphism (P<0.05) in 12 of 18 body proportions, with males having longer head and upper jaw, taller spinous dorsal fin, larger anal, pelvic, and pectoral fins, and deeper and wider body; the females have greater distance between spinous dorsal and soft dorsal fin origins (Ref. 92294). |
| Éléments remarquables | |
| Profil du corps | |
| Section transverse | |
| Profil dorsal de la tête | |
| Type d'yeux | |
| Type de bouche/museau | |
| Position de la bouche | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnose |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: the breeding male with spinous dorsal fin with blue marginal and submedial bands, orange medial band, basal band with bright orange pigment; soft dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins with distinct bright orange spots on rays; the soft dorsal and anal fins has blue in base of fin and the anal fin with distinct orange spots on rays; the face and lower head tangerine orange with blue on operculum, preoperculum, cheek, and suborbital bar (not on lips and mid-gular region); quadrate lateral blue blotches extend ventrad from lateral line scale row; basicaudal blue bar extending from dorsal to ventral margin of caudal fin; absence of frenum; incomplete lateral line, unpored scales modally greater than 10 (11); cheek naked or nearly naked.; no palatine teeth; dorsal fin with spines modally 12 and soft rays modally 11; anal fin soft rays modally 8-9; pectoral fin rays modally 14; principal caudal fin rays modally 15; caudal peduncle scales modally 16; preoperculomandibular canal pores modally 10 (Ref. 92294). |
| Facilité d'identification |
| Lignes latérales | Interrompu(e)(s): No |
| Écailles sur la ligne latérale | |
| Écailles perforées de la ligne latérale | |
| Écailles en série latérale | |
| Rangées d'écailles au-dessus de la ligne latérale | |
| Rangées d'écailles au-dessus de la ligne latérale | |
| Écailles autour du pédoncule caudal | |
| Barbillons | |
| Fentes branchiales (requins et raies uniquement) | |
| Branchiospines | |
| sur le membre inférieur | |
| sur le membre supérieur | |
| Total | |
| Vertèbres | |
| préanal(e) | |
| Total |
| Attributs | |
| Nombre de nageoires | |
| Nombre de pinnules | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Total d'épines | 10 - 14 |
| Total de rayons mous | 10 - 13 |
| Nageoire adipeuse |
| Attributs |
| Nombre de nageoires | |
| Total d'épines | 2 - 2 |
| Total de rayons mous | 5 - 10 |
| Pectorale(s) | Attributs |
| Épines | |
| Rayons mous 13 - 15 | |
| Pelvienne(s) | Attributs |
| position | |
| Épines | |
| Rayons mous |