| Main Ref. | Fricke, R., 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This small species is characterized by the following: 5-6 dorsal-fin rays; 5-7 anal-fin rays; 20-25 pectoral-fin rays; 3 mandibular canal pores; head width in males 3.6-4.0 (mean 3.84) in SL; male anus has distinct papillae; the anal-fin length distance between anus and anal-fin origin 2.9; snout in males long, more or less pointed, conical; preorbital length in males 3.1–4.0 in head length; occipital region with a large dark pinkish blotch behind each eye; and the lower sides of the body with a row of dark blotches, scattered with white spots in between (Ref. 58096). |
| 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 | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 4 - 4 |