| Main Ref. | Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2011 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 12+28-31=40-43; rays on dorsal fin 78-90, anal fin 57-69, V in D 1.9-2.3; head with few small, non-imbricate scales on upper cheeks only; single (outer) pseudoclasper wing-shaped with two slender supporters, anterior supporter shorter than posterior one with small distal appendix on inner face, posterior supporter curved, hockey-stick shaped; otolith with undivided short sulcus, its centre anterior to centre of otolith, sulcus not inclined, otolith length to otolith height 2.25-2.35, otolith length to sulcus length 1.9-2.1 (Ref. 88966). |
| 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 | 10 - 15 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 12 - 12 |
| total | 40 - 43 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 78 - 90 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 57 - 69 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |