| Main Ref. | Winterbottom, R., 2023 |
| 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 by the following characters: with a scaled predorsal midline; first dorsal fin with an elongated second spine (to middle of second dorsal fin or farther when abducted); fifth pelvic-fin ray with one dichotomous branch point; branched pectoral-fin rays 6-9; anal-fin rays 8 or 9; bony interorbital 30-42% pupil width with posterolateral trench not reaching papilla 'p' 6; opercular scales absent (1 with 1), and cheek row c with 6 papillae. Colouration: body pale pink to off-white when freshly collected, scale pockets outlined with chromatophores, dorsum with about 7 red to yellow saddles, with ventral counterparts along anal-fin base and onto caudal peduncle, and when preserved, head and body pale straw-colored (Ref. 128698). |
| 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 | 14 - 16 |
| on upper limb | 3 - 5 |
| total | 18 - 20 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 18 - 20 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |