| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Dorsal fin X, 20-21; anal fin II, 20-21 (usually 21); pectoral rays 17; pelvic fin I,2; caudal fin segmented-rays 11. Body deep, 3 in SL. (Ref. 90102). With a broad, flat supraorbital cirrus, dorsal fin broadly contacting caudal fin, anal fin narrowly contacting caudal fin, long posteriormost soft dorsal (16.1-24.9%SL) and anal fin rays, first or posteriormost soft dorsal fin ray shortest, first soft anal fin ray shortest, caudal fin rays branched in specimens over 3.6 cm SL, no large dark spot on base of pectoral fin, no red margin on anterior dorsal fin (Ref. 35866, 90102). Overall dark brown (black underwater). Juveniles have white vertical bars on body to dorsal fin but disappears at maturity (Ref. 90102). |
| 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 | 34 - 36 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 10 - 10 |
| Soft-rays total | 20 - 21 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 20 - 21 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 2 - 2 |