| Main Ref. | Imamura, H. and G. Shinohara, 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 | |
| Diagnosis |
5 distinct preopercular spines, upper jaw longer than lachrymal, a single papilla on the posterior portion of the maxilla, the outer edge of the lower jaw with 4 distinct papillae, first sensory pore of the lower jaw on both sides fused, an anterior tip of the isthmus attaining to the fifth sensory pore of the lower jaw, and anterior 4 dorsal spines anterior to third neural spine (Ref. 49352). Caudal fin rounded posteriorly (Ref. 49352). |
| 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 | 8 - 8 |
| on upper limb | 4 - 4 |
| total | 12 - 12 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 12 - 12 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | other (see remark) |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 3 - 3 |