| Main Ref. | Coad, B.W., 2009 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Females have fine spotting on the flank. Males have 10-21 bars (Ref. 83325). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 25 - 31 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 7 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 5 - 8 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 20 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 9 - 13 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 11 - 13 |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 15 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 17 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 20 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 8 |