Main Ref.	Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2002
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis	Tiny stems up to ca 0.5 cm long. Stem internodes long and distinctly arranged in zig-zag fashion. Hydrothecae situated at the end of stem internode. Hydrotheca almost tubular and directed up- and outwards. Hydrotheca free for most of its adcauline wall; free part of adcauline hydrothecal wall straight. Hydrotheca with a distinct inflexion point where adcauline wall becomes free. Abcauline wall straight or slightly abcaudally directed at its distal part. Cusps of hydrothecal aperture sharp and separated by deep embayments. Hydrotheca widening at the aperture.
Ease of Identification	likely to be confused with closely related species.

Meristic characteristics of Symplectoscyphus nesioticus

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
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	Dorsal
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays