Table 1 Character combination of †Oreochromimos gen. nov. in comparison to the extant genera Alcolapia and Oreochromis. Abbreviation: ?, not known.
Four tubules on lacrimal | Total vertebrae count | Position of vertebra associated with pterygiophore of last dorsal fin spine | Dorsal fin formula | Anal fin formula | Shape of supraneural bone | Relative flank scale length | Very small to minute belly scales | Width/Length of flank scale is 1.0 | Lacrimal depth | Notch on cleithrum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†Oreochromimos | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − |
Alcolapia | + | + | + | + | + | (+) | − | + | + | − | ? |
Oreochromis | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | (+) | + |
