| Main Ref. | Ng, H.H., 1999 |
| 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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Posterior edge of pectoral spine without serrations. Body with a single dark yellow patch (actually 2 smaller coalescent patches) covering the dorsum from the origin of the adipose fin to the end of the caudal peduncle. Head length 24.4-24.5% SL; length of adipose fin base 22-23.6% SL; interorbital distance 34-39% HL; eye diameter 8-10% HL; length of nasal barbel 54-57% HL (Ref. 44391). |
| 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 | 6 - 6 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 16 - 16 |
| total | 33 - 34 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 4 - 4 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |