| Main Ref. | Lévêque, C., 2003 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | no special organs |
| Different appearance | different morphology in juveniles and adults |
| Different colors | different colors in juveniles and adults |
| Remarks | Different color in juveniles and adults reported from B. bynni occidentalis. |
| Striking features | striking type of mouth |
| 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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray forming ossified spine longer than head in specimens over 150 mm SL; scale formula 5.5/26-31/4.5-5.5; 2.5-3 scales between lateral line and middle of belly, behind pelvic-fin origin; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; dorsal fin with 4 unbrached and 9 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 5 branched rays; pectoral fin with 16-19 rays; pelvic fin with 1 unbranched and 8 branched rays; 3-5/12-15 gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: large species, body rather deep in adults and slightly compressed; lips well developed, forming rounded mental disk; last simple dorsal-fin ray forms thick spine in adults; spine grows, being shorter than head in juveniles and longer than head in specimes over 150 mm SL; longest dorsal-fin ray is first branched ray; distal margin of dorsal fin slightly concave (Ref. 2940, 81282). Coloration: in life: sides yellowish tinged with orange, back greyish; fins more or less bright yellow except for caudal fin, which is orange in juveniles and medium-sized adults, and greyish in older fish; distal margins of dorsal and caudal fins black-edged (Ref. 2940, 81282). Preserved specimens: brownish (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 26 - 31 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 5.5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 4.5 - 5.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 12 |
| Barbels | 4 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 3 - 5 |
| on upper limb | 12 - 15 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 |
| Ventral 0 | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 19 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 |