| Main Ref. | Herre, A.W.C.T., 1924 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Preserved color brownish yellow, darker dorsally; snout and interorbital space darkest; all fins pale. Large head without sensory folds. Broad, irregular snout with small epidermal nodules and raised spots. Rim or lid of eyes very narrow and gelatinous. Lips broad and thick; uninterrupted groove behind lower lip, continuous across chin and around corner of mouth. 11 scales between nape and dorsal. Scales rather large with concentric striae. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 26 - 26 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4.5 - 4.5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 3.5 - 3.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 11 - 11 |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 4 - 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 14 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |