| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Trunk without longitudinal stripes; symphyseal dentary pores 3 or more; lateral line with fewer than 25 scales; anal fin with fewer than 19 rays; male with bluish white stripe from corner of jaw onto preopercle (Ref. 94457). Additional description: Dorsal fin III + XIII-XV + 8-11; anal fin I, 16-19; pectoral rays 16-17; pelvic fin I,2. Lateral line continuous, pored scales 21-29; head and narrow strip on upper back scaleless, nape with only a few scales. Mandibular sensory pores 3-8 + 3-9 + 3-8 (usually 3+3+3). Male greyish green, head ventrally black, cheek with blue horizontal stripe; body vertical bars H-shaped, brownish; zone between pectoral fin and operculum greenish grey. Female overall translucent, head marks brown, H-bars faint, fins translucent (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 21 - 29 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 16 - 18 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 19 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position jugular | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 2 - 2 |