| Main Ref. | Chen, I.-S. and M. Kottelat, 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Pectoral fin rays modally 18-19; scales in longitudinal series 34-37; pores ? and ? usually united into a large pore; plain caudal fin; basal region of pectoral fin with 3 vertically arranged rounded white spots (Ref. 52877). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 34 - 37 |
| 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 | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 18 - 19 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays |