| Main Ref. | Covain, R., S. Fisch-Muller, J.I. Montoya-Burgos, J.H. Mol, P.-Y. Le Bail and S. Day, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | bony plates or armour |
| Diagnosis |
Distinguished from other congeners by its stocky body shape reminiscent of the crassicauda group, and by its mitochondrial barcode signature typical for the longicauda group (JF292281, JF292284, JF292285). Differs from Harttiella parva plus representatives of the longicauda group except Harttiella pilosa by having a deeper body at dorsal-fin origin (mean = 12.69 ± 0.54% of SL vs 9.86 ± 0.79 < mean < 10.66 ± 0.87% of SL); and from Harttiella janmoli by having a shallower body at dorsal-fin origin (mean = 12.69 ± 0.54% of SL vs 14.80 ± 1.14% of SL). Can be separated from Harttiella pilosa by having a longer head (mean = 26.18 ± 1.12% of SL vs 23.74 ± 1.35% of SL), and from Harttiella crassicauda by having a longer caudal peduncle (mean = 42.35 ± 1.44% of SL vs 36.14 ± 1.66% of SL) (Ref. 90209). |
| 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 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |