| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990 |
| Utseende refererar till | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| specialiserade organ | |
| annat utseende | |
| andra färger | |
| Anmärkningar |
| Särskilt slående egenskaper | striking shape of body |
| Lateral kroppsform | short and / or deep |
| 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 | superior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnos |
Color variable, yellow, pink, red, brown, or black. a dark spot at base of posterior dorsal rays (a black phase with tips of pectoral rays white also occurs, Ref# 1602). Illicium about equal in length with 2nd dorsal spine. Bulbous esca with filamentous tentacles (resembling a stout-bodied shrimp, Ref# 1602). Last pelvic fin ray bifurcate. Caudal peduncle present. Eyes usually with bands radiating from its pupil (Ref. 48635). Description: Characterized by having a curved second dorsal spine with small membrane posteriorly; nearly straight third dorsal spine and not connected to head by membrane (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Sidolinjer | avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
| Skäggtömmar | 0 |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | |
| på övre del av gälbåge | |
| totalt | |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | |
| totalt |
| Egenskaper | first fin ray transformed to 'line and (luminous) bait' |
| Antal fenor | 3notched No |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 3 - 3 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 12 - 13 |
| Fettfena | absent |
| Egenskaper | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 0 - 0 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 7 - 8 |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 10 - 11 | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka |