| Main Ref. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
| Utseende refererar till | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| specialiserade organ | |
| annat utseende | |
| andra färger | different colors in juveniles and adults |
| Anmärkningar |
| Särskilt slående egenskaper | none |
| Lateral kroppsform | fusiform / normal |
| Tvärsnitt | compressed |
| Dorsal profil av huvudet | clearly concave |
| Ögontyp | more or less normal |
| Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
| Munnens placering | superior |
| Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnos |
Adults have yellow fins. Small juveniles about half blue, half yellow (Ref. 48635); distinguished by having sky blue color of head and body in juveniles to dark bluish violet or dark greyish blue in adults; yellow upper lip; ctenoid scales on body except cycloid scales anterodorsally above lateral line and on thorax and abdomen; body of adult with numerous auxiliary scales; moderately deep bodied, greatest depth 2.4-2.8 in SL; truncate to slightly emarginate caudal fin; pelvic fins 1.7-2.0 in head length (Ref. 90102); further characterized by having head length 2.4-2.7 times in SL; preorbital depth 6.8-8.8 times in head length for fish 36-66 cm SL; interorbital area convex; adults posterior nostrils 4-5 times larger than anterior nostrils; subangular preopercle, serrae at angle enlarged; straight to slightly convex upper edge of operculum; maxilla reaches to or slightly past vertical at rear edge of eye; 2-4 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw (Ref. 89707). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | 61 - 64 |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | 129 - 148 |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
| Skäggtömmar | 0 |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | 15 - 17 |
| på övre del av gälbåge | 8 - 10 |
| totalt | 23 - 27 |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | |
| totalt |
| Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
| Antal fenor | 1notched No |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 11 - 11 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 16 - 17 |
| Fettfena | absent |
| Egenskaper | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 3 - 3 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 8 - 8 |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 18 - 20 | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka |