| Main Ref. | Sarkar, U.K., D.R. Tenali, R. Chandran and R.K. Singh, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| 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: long pectoral fin extending over the pelvic fin origin and its reaching posterior end of dorsal fin base present; body depth at anus 12-15.8% SL; predorsal length 34.5-35.9% SL; pelvic fin length 16-19.8% SL; adipose-fin base length 28.3-33.3% SL; caudal peduncle depth 6.6-7.6% SL; pinnate-like rays on the anterior margin of the first branched ray and second simple ray of anal fin present; head depth 9.9-11.3% SL; and eye diameter 5.3-7.5% HL (Ref. 137608). |
| 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 | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |