| Main Ref. | Santos, H.R.S., U.L. Gomes and P. Charvet-Almeida, 2004 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | other |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | placoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: Disc diamond-shaped (rhomboid). Snout elongated, preorbital distance 35.7-37.7% in DW. Lower lip outline with a dark, well-defined band. Shoulder region to base of tail with a row of small tubercles along the midline of disc, tubercles somewhat randomly distributed. Posterior margin of the pectoral fins uniformly rounded; of the triangular-shaped pelvic fins, almost straight or slightly sinuous, with its tips exceeding posterior margin of disc. Dorsal caudal keel absent in the holotype, vestigial in the 2 paratypes (Ref. 56441). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| 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 | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |