| 主な参照 | Yamamoto, M.N. and A.W. Tagawa, 2000 |
| Appearance refers to | オス; メス |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| 専門の臓器 | |
| 異なる出現 | always different morphology between mature adults |
| 異なる色 | different colors during breeding season only |
| 意見 | Appearanc e of males vary greatly depending on activity and age. |
| 目立つ特徴 | other (see Diagnosis) |
| 身体の側面 | fusiform / normal |
| 横断面 | |
| 後頭部の側面 | |
| 目の種類 | more or less normal |
| 目/鼻の種類 | |
| 口の場所 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| 診断 |
Mature males characterized by an extended ray on the first dorsal fin which is very long and overlaps the second dorsal fin when folded; courting male can appear turquoise to nearly black, with two "racing" stripes along the length of the body; females and juveniles normally mottled brown to gray-green; both sexes turn black when disturbed (Ref. 44091). |
| Ease of Identification |
| 側線 | 中断された: No |
| 側線ラインの長さ | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| 側線ラインより上の規模 | |
| 側線ラインより下の規模 | |
| 側線（尾鰭付近）周囲の規模 | |
| ひげ | |
| 鰓(サメ/エイのみ) | |
| 鰓篩 | |
| 下部のヒレに | |
| 上部のヒレの上に | |
| 合計 | |
| 脊つい | |
| 肛門前方の | |
| 合計 |
| 属性 | |
| 鰭の数 | 2 |
| 小離鰭の数 | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| 脊椎の合計 | |
| 全体の鰭 | |
| 脂びれ |
| 属性 |
| 鰭の数 | |
| 脊椎の合計 | |
| 全体の鰭 |
| 胸の | 属性 |
| 脊椎 | |
| 鰭 | |
| 骨盤の | 属性 |
| 場所 | |
| 脊椎 | |
| 鰭 |