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Diagnosis. A species of Aulopareia with second dorsal rays I, 10; anal rays usually I, 9; pectoral rays 18 – 20; lateral scales 25 – 28; TRB 9 – 11; predorsal scales 13 – 19; two preopercular pores present; cheek and opercle completely scaled, nape completely scaled, scales on nape same size as scales on body, no barbels on chin or underside of head; mental frenum flattened, without lobes; gill opening extending to under mid-opercle. Characteristic colour pattern of dark grey head and body with large black shoulder patch enclosing white spots and a distinct black spot on upper part of caudal fin near base.