| Main Ref. | Winterbottom, R., S.V. Bogorodsky and T.J. Alpermann, 2023 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: with scales in the predorsal midline; fifth pelvic-fin ray with one dichotomous branch point (total of two branch tips); the middle 1-9 pectoral-fin rays are branched; a bony interorbital of >80% pupil width; caudal fin not forked, with longest ray in the dorsal half of the caudal fin longer than the equivalent ray in the ventral half; upper-cheek papillae in two horizontal lines (a and c); D 9; A 8-9; pectoral fin rays 13; cycloid scales covering the entire predorsal region anterior to a convex line from the upper base of the pectoral fin to just lateral to the base of the sixth first dorsal-fin spine (Ref. 129378). |
| 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 | 12 - 12 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 13 - 14 |
| on upper limb | 3 - 4 |
| total | 16 - 17 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 7 - 7 |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |