| Main Ref. | Guibord, A.-C. and F. Chapleau, 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | flattened |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | asymmetric |
| Type of mouth/snout | other (see remarks) |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
| Diagnosis |
First dorsal fin ray long, 1.79-2.01in HL. Pelvic fin rays on ocular side long, 1.56-1.95 in HL. Paired fins without scales. Caudal fin rays 20, 14 medial rays branched. Ocular side with large ctenoid scales; blind side with cycloid scales. Mouth oblique, symmetrical. Lateral line with ctenoid scales; absent on blind side (Ref. 41109). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 73 - 83 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 10 - 11 |
| on upper limb | 6 - 8 |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| total | 39 - 40 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 58 - 62 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 45 - 52 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |