| Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Characterized by an elongate laterally compressed body; greyish, brown or blackish color; fins and body with mottled pale or dark irregular blotches; depth of body 4.4-6.6 in SL; eyes not raised above head profile; snout length is greater than eye diameter; three spines on operculum; two spines on suboperculum; gill opening extending from upper three-fourths to four-fifths of base of pectoral fin; pointed and conical teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines; anterior orbital tentacle unbranched with pointed tip (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 26 - 26 |
| 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 | 26 - 27 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 18 - 22 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 17 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 20 - 22 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |