| Main Ref. | Seigel, J.A. and T.A. Adamson, 1985 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | none |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | flattened |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Preserved, ocular side light greyish-brown with 16-18 narrow, dark bands on body reaching the dorsal and anal fins. Blind side of body generally white with scattered spots, becoming dusky toward body margins. Eyes contiguous with upper eye slightly in advance of the lower; no interorbital scales. Opercular margins with minute tentacles. Ctenoid scales on both sides of the body; tubed lateral line scales cycloid. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 63 - 68 |
| 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) | absent |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 43 - 43 |
| Attributes | continuous with caudal fin |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 71 - 72 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | other (see diagnosis) |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 56 - 56 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 11 - 11 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position jugular behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 4 - 5 |