| Main Ref. | Fricke, R., 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| 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: 6 spines in the first dorsal fin, 18 rays in the second dorsal fin; ca. 22 rays in the anal fin; gill rakers 0 + 8; 46 lateral-line scales; first dorsal fin low, without terminal filaments; anal fin about as high as second dorsal fin, without projecting rays; head length 3.6 in SL, preorbital length 1.7 in eye diameter; pelvic fin extending to fifth anal-fin membrane when adpressed; body colour rose, with wide yellow streak dorsally extending from tip of snout to upper caudal-fin base; and first dorsal fin pale, without black markings (Ref. 138771). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 46 - 46 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 6 - 6 |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 20 - 20 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |