All fin spines and rays supporting odontodes. Dorsal fin II7; dorsal-fin spinelet V- ZOOTAXA
shaped, dorsal-fin lock functional; dorsal-fin spine elongated relative to other fin rays in
some specimens making edge of fin emarginate; dorsal fin not reaching adipose fin when
adpressed. Adipose fin with single median preadipose plate and fairly long curved spine.
Caudal fin I14I; caudal fin forked, lower lobe longer than upper; usually six dorsal and
five ventral procurrent caudal-fin spines. Pectoral fin I6; pectoral-fin spine reaching posterior insertion of pelvic fin to slightly beyond base of pelvic fin when adpressed ventral to
pelvic fin. Pelvic fin I5; pelvic-fin spine reaching end of base of anal fin when adpressed.
Anal fin I4; unbranched anal-fin spine ray two thirds the length of the first branched ray.
First anal-fin pterygiophore not exposed to form a platelike structure.