| Main Ref. | Nielsen, J.G. and K.E. Hartel, 1996 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | eel-like |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Belongs to the short-skulled species-group of Monognathus. Anterior dorsal fin-ray above vertebra number 4, five vertebrae between anus and anal fin, length of pectoral fins 9.5% and posterior urostyle filament 53% of total length. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| 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 | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 86 - 86 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 96 - 96 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes | other (see remark) |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 50 |
| Pectoral | Attributes other (see remarks) |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |