| Main Ref. | Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | oval |
| 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 |
Description: Mouth large; maxillary extending beyond the eye; small caniniform teeth in bands on jaws (Ref. 40476, 52193). Dorsal fin with 9-10 spines and 12-13 soft rays; dorsal fin membrane deeply cleft between spinous and soft-rayed sections; anal fin with 3 spines and 9-11 soft rays; pelvic fins not joined by a membrane; caudal fin emarginate or rounded; caudal fin with 17 rays (Ref. 2196, 40476, 52193). Lateral line complete, 58-69 scales, 6-8 between lateral line and first dorsal spine, no scales on base of dorsal or anal fins (Ref. 52193). Colouration: Green to olive dorsally, light green on flanks, milk-white to yellow ventrally, with a black band running from the operculum to the base of the caudal fin; a connected series of short, dark olive green vertical bars forms an irregular band along body, 2 or 3 broad olive stripes radiate behind eye (Ref. 40476, 52193). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 63 - 69 |
| Pored lateral line scales | 60 - 68 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 7 - 9 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 13 - 16 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 30 - 32 |
| Attributes | extending over most of the back length |
| Fins number | 1notched No |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 10 - 10 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 14 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 12 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 13 |