| Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1989 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | eel-like |
| Cross section | circular |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
White to yellow with 25-30 black saddles (Ref. 3972). Description: Characterized by head length 12-15 in TL; body depth 35-60 in TL; preanal length 2.1-2.3 in TL; dorsal fin origin above or slightly posterior to gill opening; relatively large eye above middle of gape; intermaxilla with about five nearly recumbent, small canine teeth in ventral groove under snout; small and uniserial remaining teeth in jaws; teeth in vomer absent or occasionally with 1-3 small teeth (Ref. 90102). |
| 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 | |
| total | 162 - 171 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 0 - 0 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 0 - 0 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |