| Main Ref. | Tenali, D.R., M.C. Adak, R. Chandran, R.K. Singh, U.K. Sarkar and D. Banerjee, 2025 |
| 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 from its congeners by the following set of characters: a spindle-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus, with shallow median depression that is widely opened posteriorly by skin ridges; deep body (depth at anus 12.3-14.4% SL); length of caudal peduncle (20.8-21.6% SL); slender caudal peduncle (8.5-9.0% SL); short predorsal length (34.0-35.8% SL) unculiferous ridges of adhesive apparatus not extending anteriorly onto gular region; plicate on ventral surfaces first pectoral and pelvic fins rays, smooth skin on head and body; two broad pale cream longitudinal stripes on body (Ref. 133097). |
| 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 | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |