| Main Ref. | Buckup, P.A. and L. Hahn, 2000 |
| Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | males alike females |
| Different colors | always different colors between mature adults |
| Remarks | See diagnosis. |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Roundish black marks on the pelvic, dorsal and anal fins; a black band along the distal margin of anal and pelvic fins; a black band along the distal margin of anal and pelvic fins in adult males (band also present but fainter and narrower in juveniles and females); enlarged anal fin with rounded distal profile in adult males; fins brightly colored with orange or red chromatophores in live adult males; reduction of adipose fin, which may be very small or even absent; lateral line complete or at least extending well beyond the 12th scale of series. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 33 - 35 |
| Scales in lateral series | 34 - 36 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 5 - 5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 5 - 6 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 14 |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 13 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 11 - 12 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 9 |