Diagnostic Description
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Pectoral fin length 16.1-18.5% SL; longitudinal rows of bright golden spots on body side of male; dark spots on the entire caudal fin of male; pelvic-fin length 5.6-7.0% SL in male, 5.6-7.4% in female; dark brown irregular marks on dorsum below dorsal fin of male; dorsal head profile of adult male slight concave; lateral body stripes of male dark reddish brown; caudal fin of male without a bright blue zone along posterior margin of the fin; 11-15 supraorbital neuromasts; 1-3 neuromasts per scale of the lateral line (Ref. 42931).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 22 - 25; Vertebrae: 28 - 30
