| Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | In males, the ventral flap is bright orange-red, bordered above by a thick band of black containing a few rows of fine blue-white spots. In females, the ventral flap is often black but at time may be a dirty orange. The prominent black border is absent in females, and there will be few fine white spots (Ref. 93600). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Ventral rudiment absent; bristles on caudal peduncle of males longer than others on body (Ref. 37816). Description: Characterized by green body color with 6-7 rows of orange spots; posterior caudal fin with black spot or bar; male with white-spotted black patch on pelvic flap; female with black coloration on flap, but lacks white spots; first dorsal spine shorter than snout, origin above posterior half of eye, folding into groove along back; long, tapering and tubular snout; rudiment, small and immovable pelvic fin; short and slightly rounded caudal fin; depth of body at origin of anal fin 3.1-3.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| 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 | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 31 - 35 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 29 - 32 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 11 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |