| Main Ref. | Greenfield, D.W., J.E. Randall and P.N. Psomadakis, 2017 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| 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 characters: scales above lateral line to midbase of spinous portion of dorsal fin 3½; anterior end of each the nasal bone with a sharp forward-directed spine; presence of a spine at corner of preoperculum; dorsal profile of head uniformly convex; pectoral-fin rays 16 or 17 (usually 16); lateral-line scales modally 29; gill rakers 10-12 + 16-18; last dorsal-fin spine is slightly longer than penultimate spine; depth of body 2.0-2.1 in SL; head length 2.2-2.3 in SL; snout short, 5.15-6.0 in HL; least depth of caudal peduncle 4.6-5.05 in HL; colour when fresh entirely red without white markings (Ref. 114923). |
| 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 | 16 - 18 |
| on upper limb | 10 - 12 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| 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 16 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |