| Main Ref. | Plamoottil, M. and K. Vineeth, 2020 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| диагноз |
This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: lateral line scales 37-39; predorsal scales 14-16; branched dorsal fin rays 11; snout with two pairs of minute barbels. Colouration: body with blackish-brown dorsal and upper laterals, greenish-yellow middle part and silvery lower lateral part, vertical bands on mid-lateral region 8, with each of these bands with two segments-lower blue part and upper green part-a large round blotch on caudal base with same color pattern, upper caudal lobe with a triangular black blotch, dorsal fin with basal 2/3 portion brown and distal part orange-red, anal fin orange-red and pectoral fin pale reddish (Ref. 124202). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 37 - 39 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| общее число | |
| позвонки | |
| preanal | |
| общее число |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |