Anhingidae shiri hombe dzine mvere dzisina kusimba uye dzakasimba. Dzinosvika 80 kusvika 100 cm (2.6 kusvika 3.3 ft) pakureba, dzine mapapiro akapamhama anenge 120 cm (3.9 ft), uye dzinorema anenge 1,050 kusvika 1,350 gramu (37 kusvika 48 oz). Madzimai ane mvere dzakasviba uye dzakasviba-dzakasviba, mhete pfupi yakamira pamutsipa uye bhinzi yakakura kudarika yevakadzi. Madzimai ane mvere dzakasviba, kunyanya pamutsipa uye pasi, uye akakura zvishoma. Ose ane grey spotted pamapapiro marefu uye kumusoro kwemapapiro. Bhini rakapinza rine micheto yakasviba, inoratidzira desmogus palate uye hapana mhino dzekunze.
mavara ane mavara matsvuku pamapapiro akareba uye pamapapiro epamusoro