| Main Ref. | Costa, W.J.E.M., 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Wide basihyal in both sexes. Females with 1-2 black precaudal blotches. Supraorbital neuromasts 21-22. Dorsal-fin rays 20-22 in males, 17-19 in females; anal-fin rays 21-23 in males, 19-21 in females; caudal-fin rays 33-34. Caudal and pectoral fins rounded. Filamentous rays on anal fin of male lacking. Contact organs on scales of body and head of male present. Snout gently pointed with lower jaw slightly elongated (Ref. 40938). |
| 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 | 14 - 15 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 5 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 22 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 19 - 23 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |