| Main Ref. | Gomon, M.F., C.J.M. Glover and R.H. Kuiter (eds.), 1994 |
| 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 | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Caudal fin rounded; pectorals small (Ref. 33839). Eyed side uniformly blackish or light brown with large patches of dark brown cirri, pectoral fin nearly black, dorsal, anal and caudal fins with narrow whitish margin; blind side creamy to white with brownish pigment on unpaired fins, pectorals whitish, lower portion blackish in some large specimens (Ref. 33839). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 71 - 80 |
| 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 | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 56 - 62 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | other (see remark); confluent |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 44 - 52 |
| Pectoral | Attributes other (see remarks) |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 7 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |