| Main Ref. | Ho, H.-C., S.-Y. Tsai and H.-H. Li, 2019 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This moderately elongate species is distinguished by the following: body depth 13-16 times in SL; dorsal-fin origin clearly before midline of horizontal distance between origins of pelvic (ventral) and anal fins (V-A), origins of pelvic and dorsal fins (V–D) 32.5-43.1% V–A; A 36-40; vertebrae: prehaemal 30-32, prepelvic 30-33, predorsal 36-40, preanal 48-51, caudal 52-58; and total 82-88; total lateral-line scales 66-72; with a narrow band of black chromatophores along lower portion of abdominal ridge (Ref. 121637). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 66 - 72 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 24 - 31 |
| on upper limb | 9 - 15 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 82 - 88 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 36 - 40 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |