| Main Ref. | Volcan, M.V., F. Severo-Neto and L.E.K. Lanés, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: distal margin of the unpaired fins and pelvic-fin orangish-red in males; distinctive dark marks on the humeral region absent; scales in the transversal series 10-11; pectoral fin rays 13; pelvic-fin length 10.3-11.6% SL; head length 27.8-30.5% SL; head width in females 75.0-80.6%; caudal-fin length in males 29.9-33.6% and 30.6-32.1% SL in females; red oblique bars in the caudal fin in males present; eye diameter 28.8-32.3% HL; body depth 22.0-23.1% SL; pre-pelvic length 52.8-55.7% SL (Ref. 133473). |
| 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 | 13 - 15 |
| total | 30 - 31 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 16 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |