| Main Ref. | Costa, W.J.E.M., 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 | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | |
| Diagnosis |
Central part of dorsal surface of 5th ceratobranchial deeply concave and pronounced convex dorsal profile of body above the pectoral fin base. Pectoral fin of males usually longer with tip reaching between urogenital papilla and base of 3rd anal-fin base. Small golden spots scattered over the dorsal part of body sides. Dorsal-fin rays in males, 17-18, 14-18 in females; anal-fin rays 19-21 in males, 17-20 in females; caudal-fin rays 31-32. Caudal and pectoral fins rounded. Snout gently pointed with lower jaw slightly elongated. Supraorbital neuromasts 33-35 (Ref. 40938). |
| 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 | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 9 - 9 |
| on upper limb | 2 - 2 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 37 - 37 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 18 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 17 - 21 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |