| Main Ref. | Fujiwara, K., K.W. Conway and H. Motomura, 2021 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | oval |
| 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 unique characters: head sensory canal pores are poorly developed, including 1 nasal and 1 postorbital pore; with 2 nasal pores; upper end of the gill opening level with base of 9th or 10th pectoral-fin ray in lateral view; disc region A with papillae at center; body red with white stripes; head slightly narrow, head width 14.1-16.0% SL, slightly narrow anterior and posterior interorbital widths, 7.6-8.3% and 11.7-14.0% SL, respectively (Ref. 129315). |
| 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 | 34 - 34 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 2 - 3 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 26 - 27 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |