| Main Ref. | Kottelat, M., 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | flatfish |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | asymmetric |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Plain dark brown on the eye-side of body; body depth 4.3-5.0 times in SL; 21-22 scale rows between 2 lateral lines; with a single pelvic fin (Ref. 43281). |
| 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 | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 117 - 119 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | pointed; confluent |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 92 - 96 |
| Pectoral | Attributes absent |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 0 - 0 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes other (see remarks) |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |