| Main Ref. | Kimura, S., R. Kimura and K. Ikejima, 2008 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is characterized by the following features: Cheek and breast naked; fully scaled dorsolateral body surface; anteroventral profile of the lower jaw usually strongly concave; upper oral valve with minute, sparse, slender projections; bicuspid or tricuspid preorbital spine, expanded distally; elongated second dorsal fin spine, reaching beyond base of fifth soft ray when fin is appressed; second anal fin spine not elongated, not extending to the base of fifth soft ray when fin appressed (Ref. 74926). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 54 - 58 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 10 - 15 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 27 - 34 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 16 - 17 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 6 |
| total | 22 - 23 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 17 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 18 - 19 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |