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  • dark brown + pale mottling
    2 upper gill rakers
    LL to D 18-21 scales
  • front nostril - long barbel
    snout - central barbel
    3 Ds: long ray + low ridge + long-based low fin
    chin: 1 barbel
  • snout round
    2 Ds
    tail strongly tapering
    C small, round
    + chin barbel
    pelvics under end opercle, bases separated, each 2 rays
    A: 1, long base
    belly - NO black pits
  • D1 short-base, long 1st ray
    D2 long base, straight edge
    each pelvic = 2 v long rays, pass A base
  • head and D1 uniform color
    3 upper gill rakers
    LL to D: 6-9 scales
  • cheek - dark spots
    LL dark line + pale spots
    D1 dark
    2 upper gill rakers
    LL to D: 9-12 scales
  • cheek - dark spots
    LL dark line + pale spots
    D1 black+ white edge
    D2 dark spots
    3 upper gill rakers
    LL to D: 9-12 scales