| Main Ref. | Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller, 2021 |
| 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 by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 17-18; first gill arch with long gill rakers, 13-14; HL:HD 1.8-2.0; all head spines are strong, present on ethmoidal, lacrimal, prefrontal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, fifth infraorbital, supratemporal, inner and outer posttemporal, inner preopercular rim, none along outer preopercular rim; opercular spine is sharp, strong, extruding; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 16-18; vomer with narrow dentition patch (1-3, rarely 4 rows of teeth); palatines with broad dentition patch (4-9 rows of teeth); otolith with single, uniform colliculum; OL:OH = 1.3-1.5 (1.05-1.2 in specimens less than 20.0 cm SL); OL:TCL = 2.1-2.45 (Ref. 125143). |
| 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 | 13 - 14 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 17 - 18 |
| 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 |