| Main Ref. | Amaoka, K. and D.A. Hensley, 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Two dark spots along gill opening below pectoral fin. Dark blotch a beginning of straight part of lateral line (Ref. 559). Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 80 - 90 |
| 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 | 8 - 9 |
| on upper limb | 2 - 5 |
| total | 10 - 14 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 38 - 38 |
| Attributes | origin on head, nearly above eye |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 78 - 82 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 61 - 65 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays |