| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann, S.R. Suharti and A. Sianipar, 2017 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| 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: D 32-33; A 13-14; pectoral rays usually 11, most of the middle rays are branched; total caudal-fin ray elements 32; dorsal-fin origin slightly behind the pelvic-fin origin, its predorsal length 37.3-38.0% SL; pelvic fins are long and filamentous, 37.5-40.9% SL, the first and seventh rays unbranched; colour in life is translucent pinkish with blue-margined, yellow mid-lateral stripe, about seven, there are pupil-sized red spots from opercle to caudal-fin base, a broad pinkish saddles across dorsum of head and back, a prominent black marking encompassing all or distal portion of first three dorsal-fin membranes (Ref. 118515). |
| 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 | 32 - 33 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 11 - 11 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |