| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R., 1975 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Body and adjacent dorsal and anal fins color is dark brown from snout to about the 4th dorsal-fin spine, then white to the caudal fin. Body short and deep (Ref. 4966). Body depth 1.8-1.9 in SL (Ref. 90102). This species differs from both C. fieldi and C. dimidiata by having 13 or 14 dorsal soft rays compared to modally 12 dorsal rays, the demarcation of dark brown anterior and white posterior colors anterior to the origin of the anal fin (the pectoral-fin tips passing distinctly posterior to the demarcation), and the genetic differentiation is distinct at mtDNA (Ref. 92902). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 15 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 26 - 27 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 12 - 12 |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; with dorsal and ventral filament |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |