| Main Ref. | Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura, 2022 |
| 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 from its congeners by the following set of characters: pored lateral-line scales 36-43; distal portion of the outer branch of first pelvic-fin soft ray a long filament, extending considerably from posterior contour of fin, first soft ray length 119%-123% of second ray; no black blotch on membranes associated with the first and second dorsal-fin spines; upper jaw naked, scaleless; pelvic-fin spine and first soft ray broadly whitish, and the remaining portions of fin black (in preserved specimens); the second black body band crossing pectoral-fin base, with no pale narrow interrupting lines; ocellated spot on dorsal-fin soft-rayed portion is more circular than oval, ratio of long axis/short axis of blotch 1.2-1.3 (Ref. 126057). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 36 - 43 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 10 - 11 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 21 - 22 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 11 - 11 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 5 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 24 - 24 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 11 - 11 |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 22 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 17 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |