| Main Ref. | Larson, H.K., 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Distinguished from all other species of the genus Hypseleotris by a combination of the following characters: side of the body with distinct dark vertical bars; first and second dorsal fins banded with light and dark pigment; caudal fin plain or with several dusky bars or rows of spots; dark bar on pectoral base darkest dorsally and diffuse on ventral part of fin base; 26 vertebrae; preopercle with scales; postdorsal scale count usually 9, lateral scale count 30-34, usually 32, and predorsal scales scattered along midline of nape and/or above opercle and preopercle, not reaching eyes and often absent altogether (Ref. 76845). |
| 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 | 26 - 27 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 6 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 11 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |