| Main Ref. | Hata, H., I.F. Mandagi and K.W.A. Masengi, 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characteristics: short maxilla, posterior tip not reaching to posterior margin of opercle; first supramaxilla is elongated, longer than half length of second; abdomen covered with 4-6 + 8-10 = 12-16 keeled scutes; no scutes on anterior to pectoral fin; 1UGR (upper gill rakers of first gill arch) 16-18, 1LGR (lower gill rakers of first gill arch) 21-23, 1TGR (total gill rakers of first gill arch) 38-40; 2UGR 13-15, 2LGR 22-24, 2TGR 36-38; 3UGR 11-12, 3LGR 13-15, 3TGR 25-27; 4UGR 10-11, 4LGR 10-12, 4TGR 20-23; no distinct black blotches on dorsal fin; caudal peduncle is narrow [9.3-10.2% (mean 9.7%) of SL] and long (9.7-10.5% of SL); pre-dorsal-fin is long, 50.6-52.0% of SL; snout long, 4.9-5.3% of SL (Ref. 129422). |
| 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 | 21 - 23 |
| on upper limb | 16 - 18 |
| total | 38 - 40 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 40 - 40 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 15 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 30 - 33 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |