| Main Ref. | Géry, J., P.-Y. Le Bail and P. Keith, 1999 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | striking type of mouth |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | clearly concave |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | other (see Diagnosis) |
| Position of mouth | superior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Big mouth with a pair of large canines on anterior part of lower jaw; vertical diameter of eye 2.9-3.35 in head length; long pectoral fins 28-30% of SL; branched anal rays 63-67; humeral blotch smaller than eye; absence of black margin on pectoral and pelvic fins. |
| Ease of Identification | likely to be confused with closely related species. |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 103 - 110 |
| Scales in lateral series | 135 - 135 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 28 - 32 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 32 - 36 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 66 - 70 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |