| Main Ref. | Kullander, S.O. and R. Britz, 2002 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Body color usually uniform or with weak reticulate pattern formed by dark scale margins, very rarely any vertical bars. No caudal, cleithral or opercular blotches. Lateral line scales usually 23, rarely 22 or 24; transverse scale row 8.5; vertebrae usually 25. Palatine teeth absent. Anguloarticular lateralis canal present. Males with black blotch anteriorly in dorsal fin (Ref. 46238). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 22 - 24 |
| Pored lateral line scales | 0 - 0 |
| 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 | 7 - 9 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 24 - 26 |
| Attributes | extending over most of the back length |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 14 - 15 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 7 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 10 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |