| Main Ref. | Frable, B.W., C.A. Seid, A.W. Bronson and P.R. Møller, 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | eel-like |
| Cross section | circular |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: five suborbital bones with 5 pores, occipital pores 2, postorbital pores 3; vertebrae 23 + ~57 = ~80, presence of vomerine 7-8 and palatine teeth 12-15; total gill rakers 2-3+13-15= 16-17, pectoral fin rays 14-15, upper jaw short 33.9-42.4% HLl; snout short 21.3-24.3% HL; precaudal vertebrae 22-23; postorbital pores 3; pectoral-fin rays 4-15 ; occipital pores (1-0-1); eye diameter 12.1-14.9; gill slit 26.9-34.7 (Ref. 137812). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| 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 | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 80 - 80 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 37 - 57 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 22 - 43 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 2 - 2 |