| Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species has a cephalic sensory-canal pore system lacking IT and POP pores; branched pectoral-fin rays branched; dorsal/anal-fin formula 9/8; with the fifth pelvic-fin ray 70% of the fourth ray (Ref. 107299). Description: body semi-translucent pale orange with dusky orange scale margins; head with orange spots; presence of six internal brown bars on side; distinctive double black spot separated by narrow white area behind upper edge of eye; first four dorsal spines of male, sometimes filamentous; twelfth to fifteenth pectoral rays usually branched; longitudinal scale series 23-25; ctenoid scales, absent on head, nape, breast and pectoral fin base; separated pectoral fins, connected bases by thin membrane; depth of body 3.9-4.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 23 - 25 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 10 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |