| Main Ref. | Casciotta, J.R., A.E. Almiron and M.M. Azpelicueta, 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Maxillary teeth two or three; third or fourth tooth of outer premaxillary series inserted posteriorly to the rest; large eye 41-45% HL; first anal fin ray inserted anterior to last dorsal fin ray; anal fin rays iv-vi, 25-29; and perforated scales in lateral line series 37-39 (Ref. 52391). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 37 - 39 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 7 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 5 - 5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 14 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 31 - 33 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 35 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |