| Main Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
| 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 |
Description: Body compressed, fusiform; in males leading ray of anal fin expanded and recurved, in females fin normal and trailing edge straight (Ref. 52193). Teeth tricuspid, in a single row on both jaws, 12 on upper, 6-8 on lower jaw (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 7-8 branched rays; anal fin with 2 unbranched and 16-18 branched rays (Ref. 52193). Lateral line incomplete, 7-9 tubuled scales, 28-32 scales in lateral series, 12-14 around caudal peduncle (Ref. 52193). Colouration: Translucent olive, with silvery head and abdomen and an iridescent green stripe along body; dorsal and caudal fins sooty, with yellow base; a black band above anterior base of anal fin passes across midrays of anal fin (Ref. 52193). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 28 - 32 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 14 |
| Barbels | |
| 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 | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 18 - 20 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |