| Main Ref. | Akhilesh, K.V., K.K. Bineesh and W.T. White, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This specie is distinguished by the following characters: D VIII,12, with dorsal fin continuous with eighth dorsal spine slightly longer than sixth and seventh spines; A III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14-15; lateral line scales 46-49; anterior nostril at front of snout; longest dorsal soft ray 2.1-2.3 in head length (HL); first anal-fin spine 10.4-12.2 in HL, second anal-fin spine 4.4-4.9 in HL; pelvic fin is relatively short, 5.1-5.7 in SL; body depth 3.2-3.6 in SL; colour pinkish red with a blackish stripe extending from snout along midlateral body and on to centre of caudal-fin base, numerous blackish semicircular spots on back, lower sides and soft dorsal and caudal fins (Ref. 93103). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 46 - 49 |
| Pored lateral line scales | 3 - 3 |
| 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 | 17 - 19 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 24 - 24 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |