| Main Ref. | Lima, F.C.T., V. Correa and R.P. Ota, 2016 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
| 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 of the Holopristis ocellifer species-group (sensu Lima & Sousa, 2009) is distinguished by the following characters: two humeral blotches and a caudal peduncle blotch. In that group: the second humeral blotch larger and considerably darker than the first humeral blotch (vs. first humeral blotch larger and considerably more conspicuous than the second humeral blotch, which is vertically elongated and narrow), except H. yinyang to which it differs by the presence of a caudal peduncle blotch (vs. caudal peduncle blotch absent). |
| Ease of Identification | likely to be confused with closely related species. |
| 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 | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 4 - 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 20 - 23 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 10 - 11 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |