| Main Ref. | Motomura, H., 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Eight first dorsal fin spines; 7 pectoral filaments, upper 2 filaments longer than TL; vomer with villiform teeth; orbit diameter 4% of SL; posterior portion of maxilla less than orbit diameter (Ref. 49954). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 80 - 86 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 8 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 13 - 17 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 16 - 18 |
| on upper limb | 9 - 11 |
| total | 25 - 29 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 25 - 25 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 9 - 9 |
| Soft-rays total | 15 - 19 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 13 |
| Pectoral | Attributes several lower rays isolated |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 15 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |