| Main Ref. | Paugy, D., 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
| Different colors | males alike females |
| Remarks | Sexual dimorphism affection the anal-fin shape in adult males. |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: parietal fontanel always present, also in adults, open; equal sized jaws; 5.5 scales above lateral line; 26-31 lateral line scales; 13-17 anal fin branched rays; 6/8 premaxillary teeth; 13-17 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; gill rakers short (Ref. 2880, 81279). Description: sexual dimorphism in males with convex anal fin, females and juveniles with straight or concave anal fin; dorsal-fin origin at about the same level as pelvic-fin insertion; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 13-17 branched rays; six premaxillary teeth aligned in single row (Ref. 2880, 81279). Colouration: humeral spot black; claviform mark on caudal peduncle extending to fork of caudal fin black; back grey-green, sides silvery and ventral portion white; all fins yellow; zone above eye marked with yellow; dark longitudinal band below lateral line, better visible in formalin-preserved specimens (Ref. 2880, 81279). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 26 - 31 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 5.5 - 5.5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 3.5 - 3.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 13 - 19 |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 20 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |