| Main Ref. | Haedrich, R.L., 1986 |
| 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 |
Dark horizontal lines laterally (Ref. 4412). Description: Characterized further by having predorsal scales extending forward to nostrils; scales very small in anterior patch, sharply demarcated from larger posterior scales; rounded snout; terminal jaw; small teeth, conical, mostly uniserial; deeply forked caudal fin with rounded lobes (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 60 - 70 |
| 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 | 22 - 29 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 31 - 31 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 9 - 12 |
| Soft-rays total | 23 - 28 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 23 - 28 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 17 - 21 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |