| Main Ref. | Chou, T.-K. and T.-Y. Liao, 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 from its congeners by the following set of characters: three equally-sized suborbital spines without ridge; supraocular tentacle is absent or very short; pectoral-fin rays 15-16 (usually 16); pored lateral-line scales 22-26 (usually 22-23); longitudinal scale rows 43-47; pre-dorsal-fin scale rows 2-3 (usually 3); 10-12 scale rows between 6th dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line; 10-12 scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line; total gill rakers 15-16, gill rakers on hypobranchial 2-3; ratio of 11th and 12th dorsal-fin spine 60%-81% (mean 73%). Colouration: blackish spots randomly scattered on all fins; spinous dorsal fin without a distinct black blotch in male (Ref. 130213). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 22 - 26 |
| Scales in lateral series | 43 - 47 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 10 - 12 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 13 - 15 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | 5 - 5 |
| total | 15 - 16 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 12 - 12 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |