| Main Ref. | Tan, H.H. and P.K.L. Ng, 2005 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Body depth at dorsal-fin origin 21.2-24.2% SL; anal-fin rays 27-29 (mode); lateral scales 32-33 (mode 33); thin dark blue edge on anal fin in male and female; predorsal length 65.0-67.1% SL; and head length 30.8-31.7% SL (Ref. 56386). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 32 - 33 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 16 - 19 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 6 - 7 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 31 - 32 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 0 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | pointed |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 1 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 26 - 27 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |