| Main Ref. | McCosker, J.E., 2010 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | eel-like |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This stout species of Ophichthus, subgenus Coecilophis is distinguished by the following characters: tail 52-55% and head 14-15% of total length; origin of dorsal-fin in front of pectoral-fin base; wedge-shaped pectoral fins; posterior nostril in upper lip is covered by a flap; inconspicuous head pores, SO 1+4, IO 4+2, POM 3+7-9; small, conical and widely-spaced teeth, nearly uniserial on vomer and jaws; uniform tan in color, fins pale; mean vertebral formula 15/50/131, total vertebrae 130-132 (Ref. 84366). |
| 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 | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 130 - 132 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |