| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall, 2004 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is characterized by having D XIII, 12-13 (usually XIII, 12); A II, 11; pectoral rays 19-20; 2 spiniform caudal rays; 16-18 tubed lateral line scales; gill rakers 6-7 + 19-20 (total, 25-27); body depth 1.96-2.07 in SL; caudal peduncle blue-grey, grading to dusky yellowish; scale margins darker grey; dorsal portion of head and nape greenish grey; suborbital blue and opercular scales with similar blue shade; dorsal fin mainly blue-grey, darker on anterior half of soft portion, abruptly yellowish on posterior half; anal fin mainly black, except the last few rays which is hyaline and thin blue anterior margin; caudal fin dusky yellow; pelvic fins hyaline with prominent black triangular marking at base (Ref. 78145). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 2.5 - 2.5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 9 - 9 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 19 - 20 |
| on upper limb | 6 - 7 |
| total | 25 - 27 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 11 - 11 |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 18 - 18 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 19 - 20 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |