| Main Ref. | Ho, H.-C., 2015 |
| 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 all its congeners by the following characters: the 4th and 5th dorsal-fin spines about equal in length; D V,21; A I,17; pectoral-fin rays modally 17; pored lateral-line scales modally 52 or 53; median predorsal scales 7 or 8; transverse scale rows modally 4/14; gill rakers on 1st gill arch 13-16; single row of teeth on vomer; no teeth on palatine; 3 pairs of enlarged canines at front of lower jaw; single large pore on front of chin; single row of 6 large pores on free margin of preopercle; upper lobe of caudal fin prolonged. Colouration: dorsal surfaces of the head and body and dorsal fins uniformly brownish with 3-7 irregular black patches on soft dorsal fin (Ref. 104177). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 51 - 55 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 22 - 25 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 9 - 11 |
| on upper limb | 3 - 5 |
| total | 13 - 16 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 30 - 30 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 5 - 5 |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 211 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 17 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |