| Main Ref. | Luo, X.-M., R.-G. Yang, L.-N. Du and F.-G. Luo, 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: posterior chamber of swim bladder developed, presence of color pattern, tip of pelvic fin not reaching anus, dorsal-fin origin slightly posterior to pelvic-fin origin, six branched pelvic-fin rays, more numerous, better developed inner gill rakers on the first gill arch (Ref. 137456). |
| 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 | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |