| Main Ref. | Russell, B.C. and M.W. Westneat, 2013 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: D IX,11; A III,11 (III,11 rarely 10); pelvic-fin rays I,5; pectoral fin branched rays 12-13; branched caudal-fin rays 12; lateral-line scales 26; scale rows above lateral line 1½/7½; predorsal scales 5 (4-6, rarely 3); cheek scale rows behind eye 1 (1-2); cheek scale rows below eye 2; gill rakers 17 (15-16); vertebrae 9+16, ribs ending on 9th vertebra; epineural bones ending on 12th-14th vertebra; haemal arch present on vertebrae 10-11 (Ref. 93340). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 26 - 26 |
| 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 | 15 - 17 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 9 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |