| Main Ref. | Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | other |
| Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | Males with brood pouch; females with ovipositor (Ref. 205). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | other |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: (based on 18 specimens): Adult height: 5.0-8.0cm. Rings: 11 + 37-38 (36-39). Snout length: 2.2-2.3 in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 17-18 covering 2-3+1-2 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 15 (13-16). Coronet: slightly raised with five tiny sharp points. Spines: small, but quite sharp; occasional spines expanded and flattened. Other distinctive characters: small, sharp, slightly hooked double eye and cheek spines; prominent, sharp, hook-like spine in front of coronet; two spines behind coronet. Color pattern: golden orange, red or pink; enlarged knobs brighter color; head, crown and snout orange brown; pouch paler than rest of body in males; some with blackish mottling. |
| 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 | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes suppressed/absent |
| Position absent | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |