Main Ref.	Yonow, N., 2020
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis	Body elongate-oval with a distinct dorsal hump, wide mantle skirt. Dorsum pink, granular, with paler to white nodules, and black lines. Black pattern as four or five paired polygons; first pair around rhinophores with one or two lines extending to frontal margin. Dorsal polygons have short lines extending over skirt to margins. One polygon in front of the gills and one around the gills. Rhinophores black with translucent white stalk; rims of pockets raised, translucent pink, very thin, with an irregular margin. Six gills tri-pinnate, translucent white; pocket large with raised pink rim.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Paradoris hypocrita

Lateral Lines	Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	Dorsal
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays