| Main Ref. | Kimura, S., T. Peristiwady and R. Fricke, 2016 |
| 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: head length 21.7-22.7 % SL, snout length 19.9-24.5 % HL, upper jaw length 53.0-61.3 % HL, snout length 35.6-43.4% of upper jaw length; total gill rakers 13-18; scale rows below lateral line 13-14; vomerine tooth patch is rhomboid; tip of pectoral fin is almost same level as tip of appressed pelvic fin; lateral line gradually curved anteriorly. Colouration: a prominent black spot distally on anterior dorsal fin, with its size almost same as eye diameter or larger (Ref. 129587). |
| 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 | 13 - 14 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 13 - 18 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 24 - 24 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |