| Main Ref. | Chernova, N.V. and P.R. Møller, 2008 |
| 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 by the following characters: D 64, A 59, P 23-25, C 8; vertebrae 73 (12-61); pectoral radials 4 (3+1); simple and uniserial teeth except near jaw symphysis; gill opening shorter than pupil diameter; undeveloped opercular flap; head 16% SL; eye 28% of head length (HL); one symphyseal mandibular pore; pectoral fin with notch rays not rudimentary; interneural of the first dorsal-fin ray between neural spine 6 and 7; anus behind vertical through gill opening; mandible to anus distance almost equal to the length of anus to anal-fin origin; body color dark black-brown, with bluish tint, peritoneum black (Ref. 79982). |
| 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 | 73 - 73 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 64 - 64 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 59 - 59 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 23 - 25 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |