| 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 with no flexible lamina posteriorly, extending 0.6 to 0.9 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals moderately slender except 2nd and 3rd infraorbitals much larger with large sensory canal openings, 3rd infraorbital with no suborbital shelf; D IX-XI, 19-22; A II, 17-19, rarely 17; vertebrae 11+22-24, typically 23; scale rows in horizontal series about 39-51; absence of scales anterolaterally forward of verticals from dorsal-fin spines 4-6; vomerine teeth 1-3; dorsal and anal fin with a narrow dark basal stripe; and caudal fin with 4-5 dark bands. (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 | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 11 - 11 |
| total | 22 - 23 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 9 - 11 |
| Soft-rays total | 19 - 22 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 19 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 18 - 21 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |