| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| 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 | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Body depth 1.9-2 in SL; preserved color dark brown, the body and median fins posterior to vertical at base of 6th dorsal soft ray pale yellowish (white in life); semicircular darker brown spot (black in life) at base and axil of pectoral fins. Upper and lower spiniform procurrent caudal rays 2; upper and lower 2 branched caudal rays filamentous and very long. Tubed lateral line scales 15. Margin of subopercle free to below rear margin of pupil (Ref. 39287). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 2.5 - 2.5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 7.5 - 8 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 21 - 23 |
| on upper limb | 8 - 9 |
| total | 29 - 32 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 12 - 12 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |