| Main Ref. | McFarlane, G.A., J.R. King and M.W. Saunders, 2002 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | other (see remarks) |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Body dark grayish on back and silvery white below; gray on dorsal fin, reddish on anal fin and orange red on caudal fin. Belly rounded and with scutes from end of pelvic fin to anus; snout blunt; eyes located in lateral of head; mouth small and transverse, lower jaw with a well-developed horny anterior edge; upper jaw thick and slightly projected (Ref. 45536). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 72 - 77 |
| 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 | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |