| Main Ref. | Vishwanath, W. and J. Laisram, 2004 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
| Different colors | always different colors between mature adults |
| Remarks | Exhibits clear sexual dimorphism. Males are bright reddish-orange (vs. yellow in color though the fins are orange in females). Very bright during breeding season (vs. orange color of the body is not seen and the dorsal fin acquires slight yellow orange color in prebreeding season) . Males have all fins in reddish-orange (vs. dorsal fin is deep orange except for the last unbranched osseous ray; pectoral pelvic and caudal fins are yellowish in females). During breeding season, both sexes have reddish-orang operculum (Ref. 98590). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: D. iii,8; A. iii, 5-6; P i,11-12; V. i,8 (Ref. 57399); 8-9 pre-dorsal scales; 10 pre-pelvic scales; 18 pre-anal scales; 4 scales from lateral line to pelvic base; and exhibit clear sexual dimorphism (Ref. 98590). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 20 - 25 |
| Pored lateral line scales | 5 - 21 |
| Scales in lateral series | 23 - 24 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 3 - 3 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 11 - 12 |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 23 - 23 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |