| Main Ref. | Paugy, D., 2003 |
| Utseende refererar till | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| specialiserade organ | no special organs |
| annat utseende | always different morphology between mature adults |
| andra färger | males alike females |
| Anmärkningar | Sexual dimorphism affection the anal-fin shape in adult males. |
| Särskilt slående egenskaper | none |
| Lateral kroppsform | fusiform / normal |
| Tvärsnitt | |
| Dorsal profil av huvudet | more or less straight |
| Ögontyp | more or less normal |
| Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
| Munnens placering | terminal |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnos |
Diagnosis: parietal fontanel always present, also in adults, open; equal sized jaws; 5.5 scales above lateral line; 26-31 lateral line scales; 13-17 anal fin branched rays; 6/8 premaxillary teeth; 13-17 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; gill rakers short (Ref. 2880, 81279). Description: sexual dimorphism in males with convex anal fin, females and juveniles with straight or concave anal fin; dorsal-fin origin at about the same level as pelvic-fin insertion; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 13-17 branched rays; six premaxillary teeth aligned in single row (Ref. 2880, 81279). Colouration: humeral spot black; claviform mark on caudal peduncle extending to fork of caudal fin black; back grey-green, sides silvery and ventral portion white; all fins yellow; zone above eye marked with yellow; dark longitudinal band below lateral line, better visible in formalin-preserved specimens (Ref. 2880, 81279). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | 26 - 31 |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | 5.5 - 5.5 |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | 3.5 - 3.5 |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
| Skäggtömmar | 0 |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | 13 - 19 |
| på övre del av gälbåge | |
| totalt | |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | |
| totalt |
| Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | |
| Fettfena | present |
| Egenskaper | forked; more or less normal |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 0 - 0 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 16 - 20 |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Position abdominal beneath origin of D1 | |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka |