| Main Ref. | Costa, W.J.E.M., 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Supraorbital neuromasts 33-35. Contact organs on inner surface of most or all rays of pectoral-fin of male. This species has larger males with deeper body (34.4-36.7 % SL); sides of body with an intense orange coloration. Scaled anal-fin base. Dorsal fin of males with long filamentous rays; 17-19 in males, 14-17 in females. Caudal fin rays 30-32. Anal-fin rays 18-22 in males, 18-21 in females. Caudal and pectoral fins rounded. Snout gently pointed with lower jaw slightly elongated (Ref. 40938). |
| 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 - 11 |
| on upper limb | 3 - 3 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 35 - 36 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 19 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 18 - 22 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |