| Main Ref. | Mori, T., K. Matsuzaki, Y. Kai and F. Tashiro, 2024 |
| 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: total vertebrae 59-61; D 56 or 57; A 49-52; P1 32-34; pyloric caeca 13-16; cephalic pore pattern 2-6-7-2, chin pores paired in separate pits; maximum body depth 22.4-30.5% SL; inner teeth on both jaws strongly trilobed; pelvic disk oval, slightly longer than width, length 4.3-7.7% SL [18.9-33.9% head length (HL)]; gill opening small, extending to just above pectoral fin; stomach black and peritoneum pale in preserved specimens (Ref. 137847). |
| 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 | 59 - 61 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 56 - 57 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 49 - 52 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 32 - 34 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |