| Main Ref. | Underkoffler, K.E., M.A. Luers, J.R. Hyde and M.T. Craig, 2018 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| 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 from its congeners by the following set of characters: D I,50; A I,39; pectoral rays 22; pelvic rays I,5; origin of pelvic fin below or anterior to middle of elongated portion of dorsal fin; horizontal eye diameter less than 30% HL; dorsal-fin height on average 21.3% FL; pelvic-fin length on average 24.5% FL. Colouration: tongue is generally pink; spots small, circular, and of two distinct size classes densely packed over the entire body including head, chest and operculum; caudal fin with translucent edge (Ref. 126789). |
| 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 | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 50 - 50 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 39 - 39 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 22 - 22 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |