| Main Ref. | Menezes, N.A. and C.A.S. de Lucena, 1998 |
| 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 |
The presence of a long thin and up-turned process on the posterosuperior region of the rhinosphenoid is autapomorphic for this species. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 64 - 70 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 12 - 14 |
| Scale rows below lateral line | 12 - 13 |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 21 - 23 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | 15 - 17 |
| on upper limb | 8 - 9 |
| total | 23 - 26 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 38 - 38 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 3 - 4 |
| Soft-rays total | 40 - 45 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 17 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 8 - 8 |