| Main Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: scales ctenoid; lateral line incomplete; body slender, compressed; head pointed; mouth terminal; eye relatively large; dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 10-12 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 8-9 branched rays; fins short, pectorals not reaching base of pelvics (Ref. 52193). Coloration: translucent light olive; 16—25 dark bars; prominent spot at base of caudal fin (Ref. 52193). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 40 - 44 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 |
| Ventral 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |