| Main Ref. | Herre, A.W.C.T., 1924 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Fresh specimen color dark green dorsally, whitish on sides, and overcast with brassy or golden, especially on belly; top of head and snout blackish with pearly epidermal spots also on suborbital and opercle; fins pale or with roseate flush. 11 scales from nape to dorsal; 2.5 scale rows between ventrals and lateral line. Wide short snout without prominent protuberances. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 24 - 26 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 6 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 4 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 13 - 13 |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 4 - 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 8 |