| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1999 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Median predorsal scales 5; horizontal scale rows on cheek below eye 2; caudal fin truncate to slightly emarginate; pelvic fins short, 1.65-1.8 in HL. Orangish to reddish brown in life, shading to pale yellow ventrally, with three longitudinal blue bands (one from eye following lateral line to upper base of caudal fin, the second from lower pectoral-fin base to caudal fin base just below lateral line, and the third from side of snout to anus); dorsal fin yellow with a large red area on last five membranes and two rows of blue spots. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 20 - 26 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 2 - 2 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 6 - 6 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 15 - 16 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 9 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |