| Main Ref. | Hutchins, J.B. and S.M. Morrison, 1996 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Six parallel narrow iridescent blue bars on the side of the head. Branchiostegal rays 6. Underdeveloped scaly sheath at the base of dorsal and anal fins. Epihaemal ribs 4. Complex laterosensory canal tube, with multiple branches; terminal canal pores. Body depth 4.1-4.5 in SL; anal fin length 2.9-3.1 in SL; pelvic fin length 2.2-2.8 in head (Ref. 31790). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 24 - 25 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 2 - 3 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 6 - 8 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 13 - 13 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 16 - 16 |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 9 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |