| Main Ref. | Okamoto, M. and O. Gon, 2018 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| 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: D VII-I,10; pectoral-fin rays 15-16; total gill rakers 31-33; vertebrae 10 + 15; pyloric caeca 9-11; pored la teral-line scales 46-50 + 4-5; scales are weakly ctenoid; scales below lateral line 11; with pungent opercular spine; no maxillary mustache-like process; with ribs on last abdominal vertebra; with two small spines on symphysis of lower jaw (Ref. 132291). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 11 - 11 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 21 - 24 |
| on upper limb | 9 - 10 |
| total | 31 - 33 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |