| Main Ref. | Coad, B.W., 2010 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Dorsal fin with 8-11 branched rays; anal fin with 9-12 branched rays (Ref. 109283). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 56 - 73 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 9 - 13 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 6 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 18 - 36 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 46 - 49 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 9 |