| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E. and C.C. Baldwin, 1997 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | superior |
| Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Live specimen red with 5 longitudinal rows of pale pink blotches, some connecting vertically to form irregular bands. Red fins, tips of soft rays of median fins hyaline. Operculum with an ocellated reddish black spot larger than pupil. One incomplete lateral line. Longitudinal scale series 43. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. The long tubular anterior nostril when laid back reaches posterior nostril. Snout length 5.25 in head; caudal peduncle depth 3.15 in head; very short caudal-peduncle, 6.9 in head; pectoral fins 3.3 in SL (Ref. 27020). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 7 - 7 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 43 - 43 |
| 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 | 10 - 10 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 5 |
| total | 15 - 15 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 21 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 17 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |