| Main Ref. | Ng, H.H., R. Kahar and H.H. Tan, 2025 |
| 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: wider gape (posterior margin of rictal lobe extending beyond vertical from posterior margin of orbit); highly contrasting (mottled/reticulated) color pattern on the flanks; dark vertical band at the caudal-fin base; caudal peduncle (8.2-10.4% SL); 48-49 vertebrae; anal-fin rays (46-57); lower jaw with a more gently curved anteroventral margin; and densely distributed dark brown patches on the flanks that coalesce to form a reticulate pattern (Ref. 138537). |
| 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 | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 2 - 2 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 46 - 57 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |