| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese, 1985 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | compressed |
| 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 | superior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Body mauve with shades of pale green; yellow snout; cheeks with large brown spots; violet spot below eye, banded with shades of bright yellow and emerald green. 2nd dorsal fin banded, tips of rays yellow; pectorals brownish caudal fin may have a large dark spot (described by Fowler from a single specimen found in the stomach of a flatfish). A black bar below anterior half of orbit crossing corner of mouth and extending onto chin. |
| 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 | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 16 - 18 |
| on upper limb | 6 - 6 |
| total | 22 - 24 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | other |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 36 - 37 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 33 - 35 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 24 - 24 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 4 - 4 |