| Main Ref. | Kühlmorgen-Hille, G., 1974 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | clearly protrusible |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Diagnosis |
Description: Body silvery, dorsal grey with numerous bars, thin and dark; caudal peduncle with a small brown saddle; dorsal fin transparent, pectoral fins axil black, anal fins yellowish. Head naked, with nuchal spine; snout short and rounded; mouth protrusible pointing downward; eyes large. Body compressed and deep, depth max 1.7-1.9 in SL; back strongly arched; breast scaleless. (Ref. 2108, 48635, 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 61 - 66 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 0 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 13 - 16 |
| on upper limb | 4 - 6 |
| total | 18 - 22 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | extending over most of the back length |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 8 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 15 - 16 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 14 - 15 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 18 - 20 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |