| Main Ref. | Winterbottom, R. and R.L. Pyle, 2022 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished with the following characters: predorsal midline with scales; fifth pelvic-fin ray with two dichotomous branch points (total of four branch tips); middle 12-13 pectoral-fin rays branched; bony interorbital 34-42% pupil width, not extending laterally beyond fifth papilla of row p; posterior interorbital trench a slight groove or absent; no opercular (and cheek) scales. Colouration: when alive the colour pattern is distinct, a yellow orange body with two light blue stripes along the dorsolateral and ventrolateral sides, both with a ventral extension bar of the same colour at their anterior origins (Ref. 125891). |
| 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 | 15 - 16 |
| on upper limb | 4 - 5 |
| total | 20 - 21 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 19 - 19 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |