| Type locality | China | Not described | 8 km (5 miles) south of Ganjam, India | Kiinokuni, Tanabe, Japan (current Tanabe-shi, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) | 58 km northeast of Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia 27°10′ S, 153°17′ E | Kerala coast, southwest India |
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| Depth | Not provided | Not provided | 51.2 m (28 fathoms) | Not provided | 133.5 m (73 fathoms) | 182.8 m (100 fathoms) |
| Body color | Not described | Not described | Dark gray | Not described | “Pale lilaceous brown” | Brown |
| Peritoneum color | Not described | Not described | Pale | Not described | White | Pale |
| Floor of mouth pattern | Black mouth with white spots | Black mouth with white spots | Not described | Black with large white spots, forming black reticulated pattern | “…with blackish anastomosing lines” | Not described |
| Dorsal-fin spines | 4? | Not described | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Dorsal-fin rays | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Anal-fin rays | 5 | 5 | 6–7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Pectoral-fin rays | 10 “… | Not described | 23 | Not described | 23 | 24 |
| Pelvic-fin rays | Not described | 5 | 5 | Not described | 7 | 5 |