| Main Ref. | Prokofiev, A.M., S.G. Kobyliansky and A.M. Orlov, 2025 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| 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: six branchiostegal rays; lachrymal enlarged and partly overlapping upper jaw; single posterior nasal pore; two postorbital pores (positions one and four); 6+0 infraorbital pores; lateral line double; 97 dorsal-fin rays; 79 anal-fin rays; 17 pectoral-fin rays; 23 abdominal and 101 total vertebrae; body scaled toward gill opening; presence of scales on abdomen; pectoral axil and in predorsal area; absence of pyloric caeca; presence of pseudobranch; and head and body dark, lacking pattern, mouth cavity pale-coloured (Ref. 138161) |
| 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 | 23 - 23 |
| total | 101 - 101 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 97 - 97 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 79 - 79 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 3 - 3 |