| Main Ref. | Htay, K.Y., X.-Y. Song, T.N. Oo and X.-Y. Chen, 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 | |
| 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: unbranched pelvic-fin ray reaching the anus; 7-9 branched pectoral-fin rays; distinct neuromast fields on the lower jaw absent; black stripe ending as a triangular spot on the caudal-fin base absent; vertical bars on the side of the body in preserved specimens present; 17½-20½ branched anal-fin rays; dark stripe along the side absent; body depth 26.5-34.1% SL; 7½-8½ branched dorsal-fin rays; and complete lateral line with 28-34 scales (Ref. 138908). |
| 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 | 7 - 8 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 20 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 9 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |