| Main Ref. | Zeng, Y.-Y., F. Lin, H.-F. Yang, X.-R. Pu, W.-S. Jiang and X.-Y. Chen, 2026 |
| 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: distinctive colour pattern; skin with sparse tubercules; soft and similar in texture to skin; dorsal surface of head smooth; TAA broad (length of 1-1.2 times its width, width of TAA12.0-14.3% SL); adipose-fin base short (11.7-15.4% SL); and caudal peduncle deep and short (13.7-17.5% SL in length, 10.3-12.3% SL in depth) (Ref. 138565). |
| 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 | 17 - 18 |
| total | 35 - 36 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 9 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |