 The teeth number 36–44 rows in the upper jaw and over 45 rows in either jaw; each tooth is well-spaced from the next and has three or five cusps, with the central cusp much longer than the others.The five pairs of gill slits are short, with the fourth and fifth pairs over the base of the pectoral fins.The first dorsal fin has a rounded apex and located over the latter third of the pelvic fin bases.