| Main Ref. | Fraser, T.H., 2008 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
A Nectamia with one dark saddle on body below the second dorsal fin, caudal peduncle with a complete dark wide bar, connected dorsally and ventrally caudal fin without dark margins, subocular mark, thin and triangular. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 24 - 24 |
| 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 | 18 - 20 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 6 |
| total | 23 - 26 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 |
| total | 24 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |