| Main Ref. | |
| 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: lateral-line of type 3, extending beyond dorsal-fin origin but not forming loop, and no contact with posttemporal; D III, 21; A I, 14; gill rakers on outer face of first arch 15-16 + 29-31 = 45-46; oblique body scale rows 49-50; cheek scale rows ca 4-6; vertebrae 11 + 17 = 28; anal-fin pterygiophores anterior to 1st haemal spine 2; preopercular spines 12-14; head length 27.6-28.3% SL; dorsal-fin base length 60.4-62.4% SL; anal-fin base length 30.7-31.9% SL; eye diameter 11.3-12.9% SL; presence of premaxillary stripe; and distal part of dorsal fin with very faint strip between third spine and second soft ray or entirely pale (138346). |
| 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 | 28 - 28 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 21 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 21 - 21 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |