| Main Ref. | Chen, T.-E., J.-X. Xu, P.-J. Li, H.-F. Hu, K. Gao and H.-P. Zhao, 2025 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| 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 set of characters: the second primary vertical bar (PB2) is situated beneath the anterior origin of the dorsal-fin in females and subadult males; vertical bars are distinct and extend to the end of the ventral abdomen in juveniles; vertical bars gradually vanish with increasing age in adult males; vertical bars gradually recede above the lateral line with increasing age in adult females; slender last unbranched dorsal-fin ray, with smooth posterior margin; intestinal coiling is folded and elongated (Ref. 133108). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 38 - 38 |
| 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 | 6 - 6 |
| on upper limb | 9 - 9 |
| total | 15 - 15 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 12 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |