| Main Ref. | Jenkins, R.E., S.D. Favrot, B.J. Freeman, B. Albanese and J.W. Armbruster, 2025 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| 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: moderate to strongly falcate dorsal fin with first 1-3 rays generally extending beyond the last dorsal fin ray when adpressed and by having plicate lower lips that branch distally and exhibit deeply branched grooves and deeply transected ridges, particularly posteriorly; moderately molariform teeth on the lower portion of a heavy pharyngeal arch; red caudal fin (Ref. 132999). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| 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 | 23 - 37 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 14 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 19 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 10 |