| Main Ref. | Richards, W.J. and T. Yato, 2014 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | angular |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of antrorse spine at base of AIO spine, AIO moderate to long (6-22% SL); long pectoral fin (40-52% SL); moderate eye (8-12% SL); pterygiophores exposed along base of first dorsal fin (large plates including one in advance of 1st D1 spine); long cleithral spine (13-20%SL); short gill rakers (1-2% SL) (Ref. 95016). |
| 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 | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 7 - 8 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 12 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 13 |
| Pectoral | Attributes rays very elongated |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 3 - 3 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |