| Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| 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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Characterized by adult with white to tan brown color with numerous dark brown lines or narrow bars across body and dorsal and anal fins; dorsal and anal fins with white margin and broad blue to blackish submarginal zone; pale caudal fin with black outer border; branched pectoral rays on eyed side 7-9, on blind side 6-8; ctenoid scales; elongate body, greatest depth 2.7-3.5 in SL; head length 6.0-6.8 in SL; small eyes and nearly continuous (minimal interorbital space); tubular anterior nostril longer than eye; ventral edge of head with fringe of cirri (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 105 - 122 |
| 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 | 50 - 50 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 87 - 102 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 72 - 87 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 9 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 4 - 4 |