| Main Ref. | Marinho, M.M.F., F.C.P. Dagosta, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | males with pectoral and pelvic fins slightly larger than in females; when adpressed, tip of pectoral fin reaches pelvic-fin origin while tip of pelvic fin may reach the base of anal fin or falls shortly (vs. both not in females); anal-fin base convex (vs. roughly straight in females); anal fin lobe with pointed profile due to elongated anteriormost branched anal-fin rays (vs. smooth in females) (Ref. 131186). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of a well-defined, relatively narrow dark midlateral stripe on body, from immediately behind the opercular opening to the tip of middle caudal-fin rays; with a humeral spot; a longitudinal black stripe immediately behind the opercle; anal-fin rays 14-17; horizontal scale rows around caudal peduncle 14; non-symphyseal teeth of the premaxillary inner row with 7-9 cusps; in life with yellow citrus colouration and a vivid colored red eye (Ref. 131186). |
| 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 |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |