| Main Ref. | Buj, I., J. Vukić, R. Šanda, S. Perea, M. Caleta, Z. Marcic, I. Bogut, M. Povz and M. Mrakovcic, 2010 |
| 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 | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | superior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: anal fin with 13½ - 15½ branched rays; first anal-fin ray below branched dorsal rays 6-10 or situated up to one scale after the last dorsal-fin ray; ventral keel exposed for at least 2/3 of the distance between the pelvic fin base and the anal aperture; 17-26 gill rakers; 40-48 scales on lateral line (Ref. 85064). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 40 - 48 |
| 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 | 17 - 26 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 15 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 8 |