| Main Ref. | Gosse, J.P., E.J. Coenen and G.G. Teugels, 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | striking type of mouth |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| 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 | terminal |
| Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: snout shorter than half the head length (Guinea to Liberia); body depth 4.8-6.3x and head length 3.3-4x SL; head 2.6-3.2x longer than wide; snout pointed, 1.3-1.9x longer than eye diameter; eye 3.6-4.6x head length; scale formula 11-13/100-112/7-9; 14-17 anal-fin branched rays; 15-17 dorsal fin branched rays (Ref. 1936, 86396). Description: apart from the bicuspid teeth, there are 2 strong anterior canines in upper and 3 smaller ones in lower jaw; 24-28 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin bases (Ref. 2936, 86396). Coloration: upper part of body light yellow; sides usually with 4 black longitudinal bands; caudal fin bright yellow with oblique black stripes on both lobes (Ref. 2936, 86396). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 100 - 112 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 11 - 13 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 7 - 9 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| 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 |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |