| Main Ref. | Huang, S.-P., Y.-H. Cheng, K.-T. Shao and I-S. Chen, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters:D 3, 9; A 3, 11-13 (modally 3, 12); pectoral fin rays 1, 12-13 (modally 13); lateral-line scales 36-37 (modally 36). Colouration: with a distinct longitudinal blue stripe on the posterior half of body, starting from caudal fin base and extending forward to the position below the third spine of dorsal fin in maximum, its anterior tip inserted above the 13th-14th lateral-line scales, and usually not exceeding the anterior margin of dorsal fin; dorsal fin gray with a broad shiny yellow stripe, and with an indistinct, very thin gray margin in males (Ref. 133066). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 36 - 37 |
| 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 | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 17 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |