| Main Ref. | Ho, H.-C., Y.-J. Lin and H.-H. Hsu, 2026 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| 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: body slender, SL 3.6?3.7 times body depth; second body stripe dipping well below lateral line beneath base of spinous dorsal fin; fourth dorsal-fin spine 1.2?1.3 times longer than third; anterior portion of nape, chest region and bases of pectoral fins all covered with cycloid scales; tip of adpressed pelvic fin extending well beyond midpoint of origins of pelvic and anal fins; distance from eye margin to angle of peropercle 3.0?3.2 in HL; anal-fin base 2.0 in HL; suborbital width 9.1?10.0 in HL; and 4 blackish yellow stripes on caudal fin (Ref. 138806). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 73 - 73 |
| 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 | 10 - 10 |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 6 - 6 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |