| Ref. principal | Bauchot, M.-L., 2003 |
| El aspecto se refiere a | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| órganos especializados | |
| diverso aspecto | |
| diversos colores | |
| Observaciones |
| CaracterÃsticas llamativas | |
| Forma lateral del cuerpo (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Sección transversal | compressed |
| Perfil dorsal de la cabeza | |
| Tipo de ojos | |
| Tipo de boca/hocico | |
| Posición de la boca | |
| Tipo de escalas | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: body oblong, rather deep; dorsal profile strongly convex at level of dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 57395). Snout at least as long as eye diameter (Ref. 57395), eyes large (Ref. 81655). Mouth oblique (Ref. 57395), small (Ref. 81655) with very thick (Ref. 57395) and fleshy (Ref. 81655) lips. Chin with 6 pores (erroneously reported as 4 since original species description; Ref. 81655), but without median pit (Ref. 57395). Dorsal fin long; second anal fin spine longest and stoutest; ctenoid scales covering body and head (except snout) and interradial membranes of soft parts of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 57395). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 57395, 81655). Coloration: uniformly brown, more or less dark; young individuals often with lighter spots on flanks (Ref. 57395, 81655). In small specimens (< 60 mm SL), distal part of soft dorsal fin, posterior 3/4 of caudal fin and distal part of anal fin transparent (Ref. 81655). |
| Facilidad de identificación |
| LÃneas laterales | interrumpido: No |
| Escalas en la lÃnea lateral | 46 |
| Escalas de la lÃnea lateral con poros | |
| Escalas en las series laterales | |
| Filas de escalas sobre la lÃnea lateral | |
| Filas de escalas debajo de la lÃnea lateral | |
| Escalas alrededor del peduncule caudal | |
| Barbillas | 0 |
| Hendiduras branquiales (solamente tiburones/rayas) | |
| Branquispinas | |
| en el miembro inferior | 14 - 18 |
| en el miembro superior | |
| total | |
| Vértebra | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Cualidades | no striking attributes |
| Número de las aletas | 1 |
| número de pÃnnulas | Dorsal 0 |
| Ventral 0 | |
| total de espinas | 14 |
| Total de rayos suaves | 16 |
| Aleta adiposa | absent |
| Cualidades | more or less normal |
| Número de las aletas | 1 |
| total de espinas | 3 |
| Total de rayos suaves | 7 |
| Pectoral | Cualidades more or less normal |
| espinas | |
| Rayos-suaves | |
| Pélvicas | Cualidades more or less normal |
| posición behind origin of D1 | |
| espinas | |
| Rayos-suaves |