| Main Ref. | Motomura, H., S.O. Kullander, T. Yoshino and Y. Iwatsuki, 2002 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | striking fins |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
| Type of eyes | eyes with fixed fatty (adipose) tissue/eyelids |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis | |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 66 - 71 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 7 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 10 - 11 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 17 - 20 |
| on upper limb | 12 - 14 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 15 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 13 |
| Pectoral | Attributes rays very elongated |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 18 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |