| Main Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | eel-like |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal; caudal fin with narrow tip, bluntly rounded; pectorals small (Ref. 6885). Color almost white, faint speckling of black dots dorsally, more so posteriorly; peritoneum, lining of gill cover, and posterior part of mouth dark (Ref. 6885). |
| 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 |
| Attributes | continuous with caudal fin |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 86 - 100 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | other (see remark); confluent |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 77 - 78 |
| Pectoral | Attributes other (see diagnosis) |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes suppressed/absent |
| Position absent | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 0 - 0 |