| Main Ref. | Hasan, M.E., A. Hasan, P. Béarez, K.-N. Shen, C.-W. Chang, T.T.V. Tran, D. Golani, A. Al-Saboonchi, P.J.A. Siddiqui and J.-D. Durand, 2022 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| 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: hind tip of maxilla exposed when mouth is closed; head ia relatively large, slightly convex, head length 26-30% of SL; adipose eyelid developed anteriorly and posteriorly; mid-dorsal line is sharply keeled; transverse scale 11-13 rows; scales in lateral series usually 34-38; pectoral-fin usually with 16 rays; pectoral-fin length 20-24% of SL, just reaching to the level of first dorsal-fin; supraneurals 3, the first between second and third vertebrae, the second between fourth and fifth vertebrae, and the third between fifth and sixth vertebrae; first pterygiophore of spinous dorsal fin between sixth and seventh vertebrae (Ref. 137907). |
| 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 | 11 - 11 |
| total | 24 - 24 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |