| Main Ref. | Liao, Y.-C., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.-T. Shao, 2022 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | compressed |
| 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: D III, 21; A I,14; gill rakers on first arch 35-38; scales on cheek 80-86 in 7-8 rows; lateral line unbranched, not forming loop in front of dorsal fin, and ending below 17th-22nd dorsal-fin soft rays; oblique body scales rows in mid-lateral series 54-58; lower margin of the preopercles rounded; a prominent black blotch on anterior dorsalfin membrane, which extend downward to dorsal-fin base, the remaining membrane of dorsal, anal, and caudal fins are red with white margins and bases, distinct white stripes on mid dorsal and caudal fin membranes; membranes between the maxillary and premaxillary with discontinuous black stripes or patches (Ref. 127466). |
| 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 | 35 - 38 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 11 - 11 |
| total | 28 - 28 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 21 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 20 - 22 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |