| Main Ref. | Xiao, M.-Y., J.-J. Wang, T. Luo, J.-J. Zhou, N. Xiao and J. Zhou, 2025 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| 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: horn like structures absent and indistinct elevation at the head-dorsal junction; body scaleless, with irregular black markings scattered above the lateral line; eyes large, diameter 16-21% of head length; D iii, 6-7, last unbranched ray serrate along posterior margin; tip of the pectoral fin not reaching the pelvic fin origin; pelvic fin rays i, 8, tip not reaching the anus; lateral line complete and curved, with pores 65-77; tip of maxillary barbel reaching the anterior margin of the operculum; six rakers on the first gill arch (Ref. 133137). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 65 - 67 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 7 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |