Small Scale Lunate Caudal Fin Croaker

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X-XI,25-26 (26); pored lateral line scales 76-82 (78); body depth 20.0-27.3% of SL; head depth 17.7-20.1% of SL; teeth cardiform or pluriserial; caudal fin emarginate; swim bladder with an anterior pair of horn-like appendage (Re. 116590).

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 24 - 25