| Main Ref. | Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Caudal peduncle of female with black spots. Male's anal fin with gray to black distal stripe, yellow in color; dorsal fin anteriorly pink, posteriorly yellow; basihyal broad, 70-95% in length; vestigial contact organs on flank scales. Second pharyngobranchial teeth, 5-6. Dorsal-fin rays 20-25 in male, 16-20 in female; anal-fin rays 21-24 in male, 19-24 in female; caudal-fin rays 23, caudal fin subtruncate in male, rounded in female. Short filamentous rays on tip of dorsal and anal-fin in male, reaching vertical through middle of caudal fin (Ref. 49550). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 27 - 29 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 11 - 12 |
| on upper limb | 4 - 4 |
| total | 15 - 16 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 29 - 30 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 25 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | other (see remark); more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 19 - 24 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |