| Main Ref. | Uzeda, P.L.C., L.J. Sartori, A.M. Katz, F.P. Ottoni, W.J.E.M. Costa, F. Langeani and V.M. Azevedo-Santos, 2026 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| 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: presence of a postdorsal ridge; postdorsal ridge plates (11-16, modally 12 vs. 8-11, modally 9); absence of keels on dorsal and mid-dorsal series of plates; dorsal profile of the head rounded; premaxillary (47-73); unicuspid teeth; dentary (42-78); snout profile rounded, snout tip naked; single fenestra on the anterior portion of pelvic girdle; vertebrae (31 vs. 29); absence of a cluster of abdominal platelets between the pelvic fins; tip of pectoral-fin spine reaching the second third of dorsal-fin base when adpressed; absence of dark spots over dorsal and lateral surfaces of head, body and fins; posterior margin of lower lip fringed; and five infraorbitals (Ref. 138661). |
| 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 | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |