| Main Ref. | Iwatsuki, Y. and J. Maclaine, 2013 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosi |
Crenidens indicus differs from Crenidens crenidens by the following characters: scale rows between the 10th dorsal-spine base and lateral line (41/2 vs. 51/2-61/2 in C. crenidens); gill rakers in the lower arch (10-12 vs. 9-10 in C. crenidens); dark spot located dorsally in the pectoral-fin axil (present vs. none in C. crenidens); body relatively deeper body 2.13-2.34 in SL vs. slender body (2.42-2.93 in SL for C. crenidens) (Ref. 94712). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 49 - 53 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6.5 - 6.5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 13.5 - 14.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| totale | |
| Vertebre | |
| preanal | |
| totale | 24 - 24 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 11 - 11 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |