| Main Ref. | Ho, H.-C., C.-N. Tang and H.-C. Chuang, 2022 |
| 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 by the following characters: with a band across head, body with six transverse bands and blade-like bar below eye; numerous small pores connected by canals forming about 9-10 vertical rows on cheek, opercle, and subopercle; scales on nape extending anteriorly to the level of posterior margin of eyes; large spine on posteroventral corner of subopercle; a very narrow interorbital space (1.7?2.0% SL); D IV, each spine progressively longer, last spine entirely connected by membrane to first dorsal-fin ray; canine teeth 4 pairs, anteriorly in lower jaw; palatine teeth in two rows; vomerine teeth stout, in two rows (Ref. 127987). |
| 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 | 9 - 10 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 5 |
| total | 14 - 15 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 32 - 33 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 4 - 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 23 - 23 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 19 - 19 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 18 - 19 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |