| Main Ref. | Nielsen, J.G., 1997 |
| 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 | |
| Diagnosis |
With two spines on hind margin of preoperculum, 11 long rakers on anterior gill arch, no ocelli or spots on fins or bands on body. |
| 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 | 11 - 11 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 59 - 61 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 102 - 106 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | pointed; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 87 - 90 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 24 - 28 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes reduced to filaments |
| Position jugular before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |