| Main Ref. | Gosse, J.P., E.J. Coenen and G.G. Teugels, 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: body depth 4-4.4x and head length 3.2-3.5x SL; 32-36 ctenoid scales in longitudinal series; 9-10 anal fin branched rays; 11-12 dorsal fin branched rays; 1 to 4 iridescent green (in live fish) or black (in preserved material) spots on sides (Ref. 2936, 86396). Description: short snout; maxilla not reaching to below anterior eye margin; each jaw with 2 rows of teeth, those in outer row bicuspid, those in inner row conical; 14-18 outer and 10-15 inner teeth on mandible; 14-16 outer and 12-16 inner teeth in upper jaw; adipose fin absent; lateral line when present cover 4-5 anterior scales; caudal peduncle 1.5-1.7x long than high; 16 scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 2936, 86396). Coloration: both, live and preserved specimen are recognised by presence of 1 to 4 (generally 3) spots on sides which are emerald- to turquoise-green (live specimens) or black (preserved specimens) (Ref. 2936, 86396). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 4 - 5 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 32 - 36 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
| 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 | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |