| Main Ref. | Sousa, L. M. de, E.B. de Sousa, R.R. de Oliveira, M.H. Sabaj Pérez, Zuanon. J. and Rapp Py-Daniel. L., 2025 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | Males with hypertrophied odontodes on cheeks, pectoral spine and all body plates; slimmer body but grow larger than females, with head proportionally larger. Females with a rounder body in dorsal view (more noticeable in gravid individuals). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | angular |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This speces is distinguished from its congeners by its color pattern, with head, body and fins having alternating dark and pale vermiculations and by the number of bars on fins, 6-10 (Ref. 133100). |
| 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 | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 3 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 7 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 6 |