| Main Ref. | Hoese, D.F., 1986 |
| 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: Mouth small, reaches to below front of eye (Ref. 2798). Dorsal fin with 6 spines and 7 soft rays; anal fin with 7 soft rays; pectoral fin with 14-16 soft rays (Ref. 2798). Scales on lateral line 20-22; head, pectoral fin base and prepelvic naked; predorsal with scales just before dorsal fin, naked in front; 0-3 predorsal scales (Ref. 2798). Colouration: Body with irregular black spots and oblique bars; 4 black spots along anal-fin base and lower part of caudal peduncle; 1st dorsal fin black anteriorly (Ref. 2798). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 20 - 22 |
| 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 | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 6 - 6 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |