| Main Ref. | Zarske, A., 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Serrapinnus sterbai can be diagnosed from all congeners by having a wide, black, lateral stripe extending from the region of the supracleithrum to the dark spot on the caudal peduncle (Ref. 96959). Description: dorsal-fin rays ii,9; anal-fin rays iii-iv,16-21; pectoral-fin rays i,9-11; pelvic-fin rays i,7; and scale rows between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin 4 (Ref. 96959). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 7 - 12 |
| Scales in lateral series | 31 - 35 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 5 - 6 |
| 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 | 32 - 33 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 21 - 23 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 10 - 12 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |