| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Characterized by mottled brown with widely scattered large dark brown blotches; dorsal rays branched except first 14 and last two rays; all anal rays branched; caudal rays 18; pectoral fins absent; lateral line of eyed side unbranched with 68 scales, including six anterior to upper end of gill opening; absence of caudal peduncle; ctenoid scales; tubular anterior nostril just reaching fleshy edge of eye when laid back; ocular side of snout before anterior nostril with irregular, flat, fleshy papillae separated by narrow spaces forming labyrinth; absence of posterior flap with long cirri on ventroposterior end of operculum; membranous ridge of anterior dorsal and anal rays with few or no cirri; depth of body 2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| 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 | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 67 - 67 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 48 - 48 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |