| Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Utseende refererar till | hane; hona |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| specialiserade organ | no special organs |
| annat utseende | males alike females |
| andra färger | males alike females |
| Anmärkningar |
| Särskilt slående egenskaper | none |
| Lateral kroppsform | fusiform / normal |
| Tvärsnitt | compressed |
| 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 |
Body silvery with 6-8 irregular, faint dusky oblique and vertical bands dorsolaterally and ventrolaterally (usually more apparent in young stressed or preserved specimens. U-shaped premaxilla groove mostly without scales (tiny scales anteriorly in specimens over 13 cm SL). Posterior margin of maxillary beyond a vertical through anterior margin of pupil. Supraneural bones 3. Spinous dorsal fin with an indistinct dusky patch (2nd-6th spines) and very narrow dusky distal margins on upper membranes between spines. Scales between 5th dorsal fin spine and lateral line 3-4, usually 3.5. Pelvic fin when fresh is semi-transparent or dull yellow color with an indistinct dusky band and dull white distal margin posteriorly (Ref. 35850); pectoral fins reaches beyond level of anus; caudal fin forked deeply and with long lobes (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | 35 - 39 |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | 35 - 40 |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | 4.5 - 5.5 |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | 8.5 - 11.5 |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
| Skäggtömmar | 0 |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | 8 - 8 |
| på övre del av gälbåge | 6 - 6 |
| totalt | 14 - 14 |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | |
| totalt |
| Egenskaper | extending over most of the back length |
| Antal fenor | 1notched No |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 9 - 9 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 10 - 10 |
| Fettfena | absent |
| Egenskaper | forked; more or less normal |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 3 - 3 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 7 - 7 |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 15 - 17 | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
| Fenstrålar hårda 1 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 5 - 5 |