| Main Ref. | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| 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: rigid upper jaw lacking flexible lamina posteriorly, extending about 0.7-1.0 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals all trough-like, open laterally; absence of suborbital shelf on 3rd infraorbital; D XI, 10-11; A II, 10; vertebrae 10+15-17, typically 16; posterior infraorbital pore positions all or mostly occupied by single pores; preopercular pore positions occupied by single pores; total gill rakers 33-39; spinous dorsal fin with a wide submarginal dusky stripe, and interradial membranes between spines 1-4 or 5 either with or without a dark blotch of variable size and intensity; other fins unpigmented. (Ref. 128653). |
| 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 | 33 - 39 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 11 - 11 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 20 - 20 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |