| Main Ref. | Lévêque, C., 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | males alike females |
| Different colors | males alike females |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| 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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: distance from snout to dorsal-fin base 55-65% of SL; body depth 4.9x and head length 4.7x SL; eye diameter 3.1x head length; scale formula 9.5/45-50/4.5; 14 scales around caudal peduncle; 8-9 dorsal-fin branched rays; 14-16 anal-fin branched rays; 7-12 dark vertical bars on sides (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: body elongate, its dorsal profile nearly straight; eye large and protruding; nostrils transversely aligned; dorsal fin beginning just behind midpoint of body; tips of pelvics reaching anal-fin origin; caudal fin deeply forked; gill rakers short; D:III,8-9; A:III,14-16; P:I,14-15; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282). Coloration: dark head, snout and back; large individuals with 7-12 well visible and separate vertical bars, which in smaller specimen are broader and spot-like, especially the 8-9 posterior ones, which are connected by a median band on caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 45 - 50 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 9 - 10 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 14 |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 2 - 2 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 7 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 12 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 19 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |