| Main Ref. | Marinho, M.M.F. and F.C.P. Dagosta, 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| 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: presence of a single, vertically elongated humeral spot; absence of any distinct blotch at the caudal peduncle or caudal fin; absence of a characteristic black oblique line at anal fin; absence of the longitudinal series of dark blotches on body; 18-19 branched anal-fin rays; dorsal half of body blue or green and the ventral half of body reddish, more intense above the anal fin (Ref. 137761). |
| 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 | 15 - 15 |
| total | 33 - 33 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 18 - 19 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 12 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |