| 主要參考文獻 | Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese, 1985 |
| 形態描述的性別 | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| 特殊器官 | |
| 不同的外表 | |
| 不同的顏色 | |
| 附註 |
| 顯著的特徵 | |
| 側面體型 (shape guide) | elongated |
| 橫切面 | compressed |
| 頭部背面描繪 | more or less straight |
| 眼的類型 | more or less normal |
| 口/吻尖的類型 | more or less normal |
| 口的位置 | superior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| 鑑別 |
Body pale bluish gray; a broad blackish bar from orbit across corner of mouth onto chin, including median barbel; iris yellow, upper and lower edges, deep blue; opercle with blue markings; an orange-red curved spot at pectoral fin base; pelvic fins yellowish white with pale blue distal margin. Prolonged 2nd spine of 1st dorsal fin in sub adults and adults. Median barbel followed by 3 - 4 very small ones. Species named melanopogon in reference to black barbel on chin |
| 鑑定難易度 |
| 側線 | 打斷: No |
| 側線上的鱗片 | |
| 側線上鱗片數 | |
| 側生系列的鱗片 | |
| 側線上的鱗片列 | |
| 側線下的鱗片列 | |
| 尾梗周圍的鱗片 | |
| 觸鬚 | 0 |
| 鰓裂 (僅限於鯊魚/ 魟魚) | |
| 鰓耙 | |
| 在下肢上 | |
| 上枝鰓耙 | |
| 總數 | 22 - 25 |
| 脊椎骨 | |
| 肛門前 | 10 - 10 |
| 總數 | 26 - 26 |
| 屬性 | other |
| 鰭數 | 2 |
| 離鰭號碼 | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| 棘總數 | 7 - 7 |
| 軟條總數 | 26 - 28 |
| 脂鰭 | absent |
| 屬性 | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| 鰭數 | 1 |
| 棘總數 | 1 - 1 |
| 軟條總數 | 23 - 25 |
| 胸鰭 | 屬性 more or less normal |
| 脊椎 0 | |
| 軟條 22 - 23 | |
| 骨盤的 | 屬性 more or less normal |
| 位置 thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| 脊椎 1 | |
| 軟條 4 - 4 |