Description: The dorsal surface in front of the dorsal spines has forward-pointing "V-shaped" markings, which extend as diagonal bands onto the lateral surface.
There are also diagonal bands on the flanks. Juveniles have a more dense colour pattern.
The ventral surface is a uniform pale yellowish colour. Dorsal finlets have contrasting dark and light colouration.
There are 7-10 dorsal spines.
Main Ref: Hanssens, M.M., G.G.Teugels, D.F.E.Thys Van den Audenaerde (1995): Subspecies in the Polypterus palmas complex
(Brachiopterygii; Polypteridae) from West and Central Africa. Copeia 1995 (3): 694-705.
