| Main Ref. | Carvalho-Filho, A., J. De Oliveira, C. Soares and J. Araripe, 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 species is distinguished from its congeners by the following cahracters: brown-colored lateral line; mean interorbital width 4.1% of SL (vs. 5.2-6.9%); mean snout length 8.9% of SL (vs. 9.8-11.1%); mean orbit diameter 4.5% of SL (vs. 5.4-7.3%); mean mandible length 15.7% of SL (vs. 19.9-21.6%); differs from C. undecimalis by the number of circumpedancular scales 18-22, usually 19-21 (vs. 22-28, usually 24-27) (Ref. 121036). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 67 - 74 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 9 - 11 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 11 - 12 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 18 - 22 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 8 - 10 |
| on upper limb | 4 - 5 |
| total | 12 - 15 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 9 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |