| Main Ref. | Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | oval |
| 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 characters: with antrorse, hook-like projection at the postero-ventral angle of the maxillary; a median spine on frontals above and behind eyes; low number of pectoral fin rays (12); ethmoidal spine is strong; prolonged pectoral peduncle adnate to body; anterior gill arch with 2-3 slightly developed rakers; palatines with a tooth row; short gill filaments on anterior arch, 1-2 times length of developed rakers; vertebrae, precaudal 20, total 58; fin rays, D 77, A 49 and pectoral 12 (Ref. 93007). |
| 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 | 20 - 20 |
| total | 58 - 58 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 77 - 77 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 49 - 49 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 12 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |