| Main Ref. | Bañón, R., D. Barros-García, J.C. Arronte, S. Rábade, J.L. del Rio, F. Baldó and A. de Carlos, 2024 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: short anal fin base 25.7-34% HL; short pelvic fin 40.4-59.6% HL; LO photophores 20-24; greater eye 20.3-28.8% HL; longer pre-anal distance 72.2-79% SL; gillrakers 14-15 (Ref. 132978). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| 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 | 14 - 15 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 12 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |