| Main Ref. | Lundberg, J.G. and C. Cox Fernandes, 2007 |
| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Distinguished from other species of the genus by having the following combination of characters: boldly contrasting color pattern of irregular, dark blotches on the back and sides followed by posteriorly by a long pallid area extending far onto the caudal peduncle; pectoral and anal fins translucent; anal-fin rays 112-154 with mean 133.2; vertebral count to base of last anal-fin ray 52-57 with mean 54.5; a relatively deep body, 21-33% of distance to origin of dorsal filament; body depth below origin of dorsal filament less than or equal to postorbital distance (Ref. 78211). |
| 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 | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 112 - 145 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |