| Main Ref. | Iglésias, S.P., A. Dettai and C. Ozouf-Costaz, 2011 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | other (see Diagnosis) |
| Body shape lateral | eel-like |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is defined by the following set of characters: with a system of cephalic skin crests and prominent flaps, composed by 1 nasal, 2 maxillary, 2 anteromandibular and 2 posteromandibular flaps, and 1 mediodorsal, 2 laterodorsal, 2 supraorbitomaxillary, 2 preoperculomandibular, 2 internoventral, and 2 externoventral crests; preoperculomandibular pores 6; suborbital pores 4; postorbital pores 2; nasal tubes are elongate; large, flexible, and highly palmate pectoral fins (length 143.9% HL); 12-13 pectoral-fin rays; presence of pelvic fins; restricted gill slit; minute and sparse scales on body; lateral line mediolateral, short, not continuing on body; palatine and vomerine teeth present; vertebrae 21 + 99 = 120 (Ref. 87479). |
| 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 | 21 - 21 |
| total | 120 - 120 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 117 - 117 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 101 - 101 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 2 - 2 |