| Main Ref. | McKay, R.J., 1992 |
| Utseende refererar till | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| specialiserade organ | no special organs |
| annat utseende | |
| andra färger | |
| Anmärkningar |
| Särskilt slående egenskaper | none |
| Lateral kroppsform (shape guide) | elongated |
| Tvärsnitt | circular |
| Dorsal profil av huvudet | clearly convex |
| Ögontyp | more or less normal |
| Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
| Munnens placering | terminal |
| Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnos |
The swim bladder is very elongate with a single slender tapering posterior extension and two anterolateral extensions. No duct-like urogenital aperture is present. Body color is pale brown, gray brown, or dark olive green above, and whitish pale brown or silvery below with reflections of mauve, blue green when fresh. The back and upper sides with oblique rows of small round dark brown to rusty brown spots; the lower sides with open-spaced rather scattered round dark spots. The belly is white and without spots. The dorsal fins are uniformly dark greenish brown to light brown sometimes spotted with dark brown; the anal, pectoral and pelvic fins are pale brown to hyaline; the caudal fin is greenish to brownish and finely dusted with brown (Ref. 6205). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | 129 - 147 |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
| Skäggtömmar | 0 |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | |
| på övre del av gälbåge | |
| totalt | |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | |
| totalt |
| Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
| Antal fenor | 2 |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 12 - 14 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 25 - 27 |
| Fettfena | absent |
| Egenskaper | forked; more or less normal |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 2 - 2 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 21 - 24 |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 15 - 16 | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Fenstrålar hårda 1 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 5 - 5 |