| Main Ref. | Kotlyar, A.N., 2010 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
The species is distinguished by the following characters: lower margin of praeoperculum spinulated, posterior margin of the praeoperculum usually unspinulated or in a small number of fish there can be one spinule on it; insertion of ventral fins in front of the vertical of the posterior margin of the pectoral fin insertion; upper jaw not reaching the vertical of the posterior margin of the eye; D II-III,10-11; A I,8-9; first branchial arch 21-24 rakers; vertebrae 28-30; pyloric caeca 4-5 (Ref. 84090). |
| 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 | 21 - 24 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 9 - 10 |
| total | 28 - 30 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 2 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 7 |