| Main Ref. | Lisher, M.W., S.T.F.L. Viana and O. Gon, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body depth 2.0-2.1 in SL; D XIV, 13-14; A II, 14 (rarely 13); pectoral-fin rays 20 (rarely 19); procurrent spiniform caudal-fin rays 2; tubed lateral-line scales 18-19; scales above lateral line to dorsal-fin origin 4; circumpeduncular scales 13-14; gill rakers 8-9 + 21-23, total gill rakers 29-32; maxilla ending at vertical at anterior margin of orbit; black caudal band tapering anteriorly (anterior edge v-shaped) the full length of the caudal peduncle; caudal fin yellow with black posterior margin; distal third of anal fin blackish; dorsal fin yellow; upper half of pectoral fin yellow (Ref. 137466). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 18 - 19 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 9 - 10 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 21 - 23 |
| on upper limb | 8 - 9 |
| total | 29 - 32 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 4 - 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 19 - 20 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |