| Main Ref. | Shinohara, G. and M.E. Anderson, 2007 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | eel-like |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: Vertebrae 22-24 + 96-102 = 118-124; no interorbital pore and occipital pores; 3 (rarely 4) postorbital pores; 6 + 1 (rarely 6 + 2) suborbital pores; 4 + 4 preoperculomandibular pores; lateral line ventral, complete; 110-114 dorsal fin rays; 98-104 anal fin rays; pelvic fin base about mid-distance between the eye and pectoral fin base (Ref. 75859). |
| 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 | 11 - 13 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 118 - 124 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 110 - 114 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 98 - 104 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 3 - 3 |