| Main Ref. | Hu, J.-T., Lan, C. and C.-H. Li, 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | In males the urogenital papilla is elongate with a wide base, tapering and with a narrow tip; truncated in females |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following character states: snout blunt, snout length/ head length ratio 0.26-0.28, mean 0.27; eye large, but not protruding outward, interorbital width larger than eye diameter, interorbital width/head length ratio 0.22-0.27, mean 0.25 (Ref. 131453). Description: Colouration: head black and dark brown with black dots on cheek; side of body yellowish, with several irregular dark patches and orange dots; back dark brown. Unpaired fins possessing several inconspicuous stripes of dark spots and white edge. Pectoral fins and pelvic fins transparent and dusky. An irregular black fleck on upper part of base of pectoral fin. Ventral side of abdomen pale, with dull and inconspicuous dark patches. Urogenital papilla dark brown |
| 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 | 9 - 9 |
| on upper limb | 4 - 4 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 16 - 16 |
| total | 34 - 34 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |