| Main Ref. | Fraser, T.H., 2008 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| diagnosa |
A Nectamia with two dark saddles on body below the first and second dorsal fin, a narrow pale bar on the opercle reaching above the top of the preopercle, a few narrow pale bars on the body, caudal peduncle with a complete dark wide bar, connected dorsally and ventrally caudal fin with dark margins, subocular mark, thin and triangular (Ref. 74933) |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 24 - 24 |
| 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 | 17 - 20 |
| on upper limb | 5 - 7 |
| Keseluruhan (total) | 22 - 27 |
| vertebrata, bertulang belakang | |
| preanal | |
| Keseluruhan (total) |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |