| Main Ref. | Kawai, T., H. Imamura and K. Nakaya, 2004 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinct with the following characters: 33 bony plates in upper lateral row; 24th-25th to 30th bony plate each in upper lateral row with a forwardly directed spine; gill rakers 5 + 1 + 17-19 = 23-25; with a long rostral projection (43.4-47.0% HL); short upper jaw short (41.1-42.3% HL) and lower jaw (36.5-37.2% HL) (Ref. 76745). |
| 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 | 23 - 25 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 19 - 20 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 19 - 20 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |