| Main Ref. | Gill, A.C., S.V. Bogorodsky and A.O. Mal, 2017 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following character: D2 usually I,11 (rarely I,12); A I,10-11; tongue rounded to truncate; posterior nostril with well-developed anterior flap (Ref. 115539). Description: Characterized by golden brown color; 10-12 narrow pale greyish bars on side; dark brown bar under eye; head with irregular white bars; middle of caudal fin base with small, pale-edged black spot; caudal and dorsal fins with scattered brown spots; branched caudal rays 13; about 20 predorsal scales, extending to above posterior margin of preopercle; scaled cheek and opercle; depth of body 5.3-6.8 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 54 - 66 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 27 - 32 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 9 - 10 |
| on upper limb | 3 - 4 |
| total | 12 - 14 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 12 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |