| Main Ref. | Del Moral-Flores, L.F., E. López-Segovia and T. Hernández-Arellano, 2017 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XVI,8-9; A VII,6-7; pectoral fin rays I,11-12; total gill rakers on the first branchial cleft 11-12; subopercular stain distinct although weakly intensified, this exposes sexual dimorphism that distinguishes it from others; females with a black blotch between the fifth and sixth dorsal spine (Ref. 117866). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| 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 | 11 - 12 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 16 - 16 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 11 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |