| Main Ref. | Aarn and W. Ivantsoff, 2009 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
A very slender fish with large mouth, distal end of premaxilla reaching vertical through anterior edge of orbit; not attributable to any other atherinid genus or species on basis of its osteology (Ref. 80665). Dorsal fins V-VII Ii10-12; anal fin Ii12-14; pectoral fin Ii12-13; pelvic always I5; caudal fin 9+8 (dorsal and ventral) principal rays. |
| 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 | 19 - 22 |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 40 - 41 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |