| Main Ref. | Hastings, P.A. and D.R. Robertson, 1999 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| 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: anterior one-third of the lower jaw in color, posterior part purple; some large specimens have the supraorbital cirrus deeply branched; a closed wedge of spines on the posterior part of the frontal; 2 rows of interorbital spines, the outer one incomplete, the central row with large spines on a raised ossified ridge; D XXIII-XXV,12-14 (35-38 total dorsal-fin elements; A II,24-27 (Ref. 81029). |
| 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 | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 23 - 25 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 14 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 24 - 27 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 10 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |