| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra, 2006 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | Brown spots on body of female (Ref. 36345). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
U-shaped caudal fin with paddle-like lobes; outer margin of soft anal fin vertical (Ref. 36345). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 46 - 47 |
| Pored lateral line scales | 46 - 47 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 9.5 - 10.5 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 27.5 - 27.5 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 24 - 25 |
| on upper limb | 10 - 11 |
| total | 34 - 36 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 26 - 26 |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 10 - 10 |
| Soft-rays total | 16 - 17 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; confluent |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |