| Main Ref. | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1986 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | eyes with fixed fatty (adipose) tissue/eyelids |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Greyish green above, silvery to white below; distinct black blotch on upper margin of opercle, bordered above by a smaller white spot; caudal fin yellowish, upper lobe dusky to black distally (Ref. 3197). Body with dorsal and ventral profiles almost evenly convex. Adipose eyelid well-developed on posterior half of the eye. LL with 0-3 scales on straight part and 31-36 scales on curved part and 39-51 scutes. (Ref. 90102) |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 0 - 2 |
| 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 | 27 - 33 |
| on upper limb | 10 - 14 |
| total | 37 - 47 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 9 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 22 - 25 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 18 - 20 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 19 - 23 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |