| Main Ref. | Okamoto, M., 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| 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 set of characters: presence or a pungent opercular spine; maxillary mustache-like process blunt; ribs on the last abdominal vertebra; two round nub-like structures present on symphysis of lower jaw; tongue narrow and sword-like, no teeth; gill rakers 7-9 + 20-21 = 28-30; vertebrae 11 + 14; total pored lateral-line scales 49-54 (hypural end 45-50 + caudal fin 4-5); scales below lateral line 9-10; D VII-I,9; pectoral-fin rays 16-17; pyloric caeca 7; head length 31.9-34.6 % SL; body depth 20.5-22.6 % SL; lower-jaw length 13.5-14.5 % SL; second dorsal-fin spine length 12.7-14.7 % SL; and second anal-fin spine length 12.7-15.5 % SL (Ref. 91119). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 49 - 54 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 2 - 3 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 9 - 10 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 20 - 21 |
| on upper limb | 7 - 9 |
| total | 28 - 30 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 11 - 11 |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |