Table 2. Major diagnostic characters amongst three species with a continuous or discontinuous orange line along the dorsal mid-line of the back. Data utilised for L. micra are from Bohlen and Šlechtov (2017).
Character L. brachycephala sp.nov. (n = 22) L. citrauratea (n = 29) L. micra (n = 5)
Colour on the back of body A continuous or discontinuous orange line along dorsal mid-line A row of rounded orange spots along the dorsal mid-line A row of rounded orange spots along the dorsal mid-line
Dorsal-fin origin Slightly posterior to pelvic-fin insertion Slightly anterior to or superior to pelvic-fin insertion Slightly posterior to or superior to pelvic-fin insertion
Caudal-fin shape Emarginate with rounded lobes; median rays 1.2-1.5 times as long as upper lobe. Strongly forked, with broadly pointed lobes; median rays 1.7-2.3 times as long as upper lobe. Moderately forked, with broadly pointed lobes; median rays 1.3-1.4 times as long as upper lobe.
Predorsal length 49.9-54.7 51.4-56.3 58.1-59.0
Body depth (% SL) 11.1-15.8 14.8-19.2 15.3-18.3
Head length (% SL) 18.4-22.8 22.5-26.8 23.6-25.9
Upper caudal-lobe length (% SL) 15.2-20.8 23.6-26.9 18.7-23.9
Caudal-peduncle length (% SL) 14.6-20.0 12.1-15.8 11.8-13.5
Dorsal-fin length (% SL) 9.0-11.6 13.7-18.0 11.0-14.6
Anal-fin length (% SL) 8.1-11.4 13.0-17.7 15.3-16.8