| Main Ref. | Imamura, H., M. Aizawa and G. Shinohara, 2010 |
| 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 distinguished by the following characters: D XII spines; segmented lower caudal-fin rays 7; vertebrae 26; preopercular spines 5; upper jaw length equal to or a little shorter than lachrymal length; absence of distinct fleshy papillae on posterior portion of upper jaw; vomerine teeth absent; first lower jaw sensory pores on both sides fused; anterior position of isthmus well beyond fifth lower jaw sensory pore; 4 dorsal-fin spines anterior to third neural spine; interneural space between seventh and eighth neural spines with no dorsal-fin spine proximal pterygiophores (Ref. 83999). |
| 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 | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 11 - 13 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 3 - 3 |