| Main Ref. | Carpenter, K.E., 1988 |
| Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | males alike females |
| Different colors | males alike females |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| 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 bluish green dorsally; center of scales lighter, giving a striped appearance. Tips of caudal lobes black. Usually 4 scales on cheek; usually 23-26 predorsal scales; dorsal and anal fins without scales. Upper peduncular scale rows usually 11 (11-12); lower peduncular scale rows usually 14 or 15 (13-15). Post maxillary with 2 processes; posterior end of maxilla tapered. Unlike the species of Caesio and Pterocaesio, the anterior profile of the 1st anal pterygiophore is without a pronounced distal convexity (Ref. 402). Head length 3.0-4.3 in SL; body depth 3.3-6.0 in SL, slender (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 64 - 74 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 7 - 9 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 12 - 15 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 24 - 27 |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 22 - 27 |
| on upper limb | 7 - 9 |
| total | 29 - 36 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | extending over most of the back length |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 10 - 11 |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 16 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 13 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 20 - 22 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |