| Main Ref. | Yang, J., X. Chen and J. Yang, 2007 |
| 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 | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Dorsal fin insertion before the middle of body; pectoral fin reaching beyond the dorsal-fin origin; anal fin far from caudal-fin base; pelvic fin reaching beyond anus; head width 19.4-22.6% SL; pre-anal length 69.0-74.3% SL; caudal peduncle length 17.1-20.7% SL; caudal peduncle depth 33.7-43.1% caudal-peduncle length; eye diameter 14.6-16.6% HL; mouth width 63.2-75.5% SL body width at pectoral-fin origin; 8-9 blackish blotches along the median dorsal line from occipital region to base of caudal; pectoral fin expanding beyond the dorsal-fin origin; lateral line scale rows 66-78; branched pectoral rays 11-15; branched pelvic rays 10-12 (Ref. 58759). Description: Pectoral fin with 13 simple and 11-15 branched rays; pelvic fin with 8-9 simple and 10-12 branched rays (Ref. 58759). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 66 - 78 |
| 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 | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |