| Main Ref. | Eschmeyer, W.N., 1986 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Bluish grey in color, belly pale; large black spot on rear half of spinous dorsal (Ref. 4313). Description: Characterized by pinkish grey color; white or pinkish saddle across top of nape; posterior portion of spinous dorsal fin with ocellated black spot; soft dorsal and caudal fin with white spots; dusky yellowish grey on inner surface of pectoral fins; lowermost pectoral ray detached from fin; large and wing-like pectoral fins extending to about end of anal fin or nearly to caudal peduncle; two small spines in lacrimal directed downward; tip of chin with long slender tentacle and similar tentacles on middle of each lower jaw; depth of body 3.2 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | 55 - 55 |
| 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 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 14 - 16 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 11 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |