| Main Ref. | Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2010 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: 5 broad reddish brown saddles on dorsal surface; jaws and anterior portion of snout reddish orange; a yellow bar with red margin on cheek; a series of 8 red bars below body axis; spots on head, dorsal and caudal fins; 3 pairs of canine teeth anteriorly in lower jaw; palatine teeth absent; vomerine teeth stout, in a single curved row; 53 lateral-line scales; preopercle with smooth margin; 4th dorsal spine longest; caudal fin slightly rounded on ventral half, truncate on dorsal half, with a prolonged upper lobe; appressed pelvic fin extends beyond anus (Ref. 85753). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 53 - 53 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 6 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 11 - 12 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 24 - 24 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 10 - 11 |
| on upper limb | 4 - 5 |
| total | 14 - 16 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 30 - 30 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 5 - 5 |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 21 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 17 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |