| Main Ref. | Gonzales, B.J., O. Okamura, K. Nakamura and H. Miyahara, 1994 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Elongated sole with distinct, dark brown annular patches on ocular side of the body. Body depth more than 2.5 SL. Pectoral fins small, with unbranched rays. Divergent groove scales below lateral line 4-7. All fins brownish, black on tips (Ref. 37451). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 100 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 32 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 35 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 43 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 70 - 70 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 57 - 57 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |