| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and N.K.D. Cahyani, 2015 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| 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: D XIII,10-11 (uncommon 10); A II,12-13 (rare 13); pectoral-fin rays 14-15 (usually 15); gill rakers on first branchial arch 9-10 + 19-21 = 29-31; tubed lateral-line scales 13-16 (usually 14); preorbital+suborbital scales 0-10 (mean 4.4). Colouration: when alive, small juveniles are light blue on head and anterodorsal body, bright yellow on remainder of body and adjacent fins; adults are greyish brown on head, nape, and anterodorsal body, bright yellow with numerous small turquoise to whitish spots on posteroventral body (Ref. 106687). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 13 - 16 |
| 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 | 19 - 21 |
| on upper limb | 9 - 10 |
| total | 29 - 31 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |