| Main Ref. | Chen, I.-S., T.-H. Tsai and S.-L. Hsu, 2013 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from other congeners by the following set of characters: D V, 22 spines are larger posteriorly; A I, 18; pectoral fin rays 17; lateral-line scales 66, median predorsal scales 10; opercular spines 2; larger eye with eye/head length as 41.5%; smaller mouth with mouth/head length as 30.4%; mandibular pores 4+2+4. Colouration: body with dorsally 2/3 region generally creamy yellow, the belly snow white with about 12 crossing yellow stripes below mid-lateral body; spiny dorsal fin region is grayish to black; lower jaw snow white; upper part of pectoral fin with a cluster of black marks; caudal fin is translucent with about 5 vertical yellow lines and its upper base with a deep black blotch (Ref. 94988). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 66 - 66 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 7 - 7 |
| 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 | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 5 - 5 |
| Soft-rays total | 22 - 22 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 18 - 18 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |