| Main Ref. | Aguilera, O. and D.R. de Aguilera, 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Body nearly uniform silvery, lighter ventrally; darker dorsally; no conspicuous spots but with diffuse dark areas along base of dorsal fin, on margin of spinous and soft dorsal fin, and hind margin of caudal fin; base of pectoral fins with a brown spot. Eye elliptical, 5.3-6.2 in HL; second anal spine length 4-6.3 (mean 5.2) in HL. Anus-anal distance 2.8-5.1 (mean 4.2) in HL. Tips of pelvic-fin rays not extending to anus. Anterior portion of dorsal fin with 10 spines, posterior with 1 and usually 33-34 soft rays. Sagitta elongate and oblong; ostium apple-shape; tip of caudal not extending to below hind margin of the ostium, postero-ventral angle rounded. Caudal fin rhomboid (Ref. 44362). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 49 - 51 |
| 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 | 15 - 18 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 11 - 11 |
| Soft-rays total | 31 - 36 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | other (see remark) |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |