haʊˈɛvɚ, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔːθɚz stˈeɪt ðæt ðiːz fˈɪʃ dˈuː hæv vˈoʊmɹiːn ænd pˈælɐtˌiːn tˈiːθ ænd ðæt mˈoʊst spˈiːsiːz, ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ðə tˈaɪp spˈiːsiːz, ɑːɹ ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli skˈeɪld.
However, later authors state that these fish do have vomerine and palatine teeth and that most species, other than the type species, are extensively scaled.