| Main Ref. | Lévêque, C., 2003 |
| Utseende refererar till | |
| 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 | elongated |
| Tvärsnitt | |
| Dorsal profil av huvudet | more or less straight |
| Ögontyp | more or less normal |
| Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
| Munnens placering | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnos |
Diagnosis: distance from snout to dorsal-fin base 55-65% of SL; body depth 4.9x and head length 4.7x SL; eye diameter 3.1x head length; scale formula 9.5/45-50/4.5; 14 scales around caudal peduncle; 8-9 dorsal-fin branched rays; 14-16 anal-fin branched rays; 7-12 dark vertical bars on sides (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: body elongate, its dorsal profile nearly straight; eye large and protruding; nostrils transversely aligned; dorsal fin beginning just behind midpoint of body; tips of pelvics reaching anal-fin origin; caudal fin deeply forked; gill rakers short; D:III,8-9; A:III,14-16; P:I,14-15; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282). Coloration: dark head, snout and back; large individuals with 7-12 well visible and separate vertical bars, which in smaller specimen are broader and spot-like, especially the 8-9 posterior ones, which are connected by a median band on caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | 45 - 50 |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | 9 - 10 |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | 4 - 5 |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | 14 - 14 |
| Skäggtömmar | 0 |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | 2 - 2 |
| på övre del av gälbåge | 5 - 7 |
| totalt | |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | |
| totalt |
| Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 11 - 12 |
| Fettfena | absent |
| Egenskaper | forked; more or less normal |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 17 - 19 |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 15 - 16 | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 9 - 9 |