| Main Ref. | Imamura, H. and M.F. Gomon, 2010 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | flattened |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is characterized by the following: 91-104 anteroventrally slanted oblique scale rows above lateral line; snout length 30.9-32.4% HL, markedly decreasing proportionally with growth; pectoral fin length 15.8-18.6% SL; pelvic fin length 26.2-28.2% SL; nasal bone with tubercles; dorsal surface of head with small, round, brown spots, body without dark spots; pelvic fin with small brown spots (Ref. 86254). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 71 - 76 |
| 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 | 7 - 8 |
| on upper limb | 1 - 1 |
| total | 8 - 9 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 10 - 10 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 19 - 21 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |