| Main Ref. | Chen, Y.-X. and Y.-F. Chen, 2013 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | Males have proportionally longer pectoral, ventral, dorsal and anal fins. Males have longer anal-fin base and bigger caudal-peduncle depth than females. Second pectoral ray is thickened and elongated in males (Ref. 95089). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from all congeners by having unusual pigmentation pattern, on dorsum 12-16 large vertical bands from the occiput to the base of caudal fin, the bands continuous in midlateral line blotches, first band small, 6-7 vertical bands at anterior dorsal fin base, two bands at dorsal fin base, 5-7 bands between posterior dorsal fin base and caudal flexure; oval lamina circularis in males; and rounded scales with a small focal area (Ref. 95089). |
| 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 | 6 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 2 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |