| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E. and H.A. Randall, 2001 |
| 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 |
Preorbital serrae 11-14 (obsolete in large specimens); body depth 2.7-3.1 in SL; dorsal profile of head of adults slightly to moderately concave; eye very large, orbit diameter2.55-2.95 in head length; second anal fin spine 73-87% length of third spine; caudal concavity 1.7-2.2 in head length. Silvery, fins dusky, caudal fin with narrow blackish posterior margin. Black margin of caudal fin more evident on juveniles than adults, and upper and lower margins of the fin may be black as well (Ref. 41640). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 49 - 50 |
| 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 | 24 - 27 |
| on upper limb | 10 - 12 |
| total | 34 - 38 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1notched No |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 10 - 10 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 15 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |