| Main Ref. | Tea, Y.-K., L. Baraf, Y. Menkara, W.B. Ludt, G.R. Allen, J.-P.A. Hobbs and P.F. Cowman, 2026 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| 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: D IX,11; A III,10; pectoral-fin rays 13-14; upper procurrent caudal-fin rays 6, lower 7; principal caudal-fin rays 8 + 7; circumpeduncular scales 18-20; body depth 3.3-4.5 in SL; head length 2.9-3.1 in SL; snout length 3.0-3.7 in HL; orbit diameter 3.9-5.1 in HL; orbit diameter 1.2-1.5 in snout length; caudal-peduncle length 2.4-3.9 in HL; pored lateral-line scales 25-29; scale rows above lateral line 3, below lateral line 9-10; total gill rakers 12-14. Colouration: head and anterior body bright yellow with a median lateral black stripe constricted to about origin of anal fin, expanding past this point toward outer edge of caudal fin; upper and lowermost edge of caudal fin magenta (Ref, 138889). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 25 - 26 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 3 - 3 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 9 - 10 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 18 - 20 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 12 - 14 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 9 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |