| Main Ref. | Fricke, R., 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | In males, first dorsal fin dusky, distal margin blackish, with an elongate black blotch basally on second membrane. Second dorsal fin in males with narrow horizontal streaks. Anal fin in males with a distal black streak. Females first dorsal fin blackish, first membrane whitish. |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Head and body light brown, back with small whitish spots, sides with dark blotches and small dark spots. First dorsal fin dusky in males, distal margin blackish, with an elongate black blotch basally on second membrane. First dorsal fin blackish in females, first membrane whitish. Second dorsal fin in males with narrow horizontal streaks, anal fin in males with a distal black streak. Caudal, pectoral, and pelvic fins spotted with brown (Ref 42832). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| 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 | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |