| Main Ref. | Dierickx, K., S.W. Lunkayilakio, R. Bills and E.J. Vreven, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| 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: upper jaw wide, 22.6%-24.5% HL; caudal peduncle thick, 23.4%-23.8% BD; dorsal, anal and pectoral fins rounded; chin small; body deep, 29.6%-29.9% SL; head wide, 55.2%-58.7% HL; anal fin short, 20.2%-22.5% SL; pectoral fin short, 18.1%-19.6% SL; D 17 (Ref. 138541). |
| 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 | 12 - 14 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 38 - 39 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 17 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 23 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |