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2 black-ringed orange squares behind eye
lower body: white + orange barsSerranus annularis, Orangeback bass -
pale brown, +/- dark bar - spiny D to anus
top corner opercle- oblique, narrow black, blue-edged barSerranus atrobranchus, Blackear bassopercle - only central spine visible -
belly white + 4 orange & brown rectangular blotches
C base: 2 rows black spotsSerranus baldwini, Lantern bass -
red-brown, belly - large bright white blotch
head - wiggly blue stripes
C top & bottom margins: row brown spotsSerranus chionaraia, Snow bass -
head & body: brown + small, dense dark spots
rear belly: prominent white bar
C base: 2 indistinct oceliSerranus flaviventris, Twinspot bass -
midbody on LL - dark blotchD 12, spines: no filaments, edge yellowC 13 branched rays, concave, dark spot at baseSerranus fuscula, Two spot seabass
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white + 2 black stripes & elongate black blotches
front D: large black blotch
C forked, clear + black top & bottom marginsSerranus luciopercanus, Crosshatch bassopercule: central spine large, curves up -
whitish + faint yellow bars
eye large, yellowSerranus maytagi, Palid bassfins pale, D & C - yellow tipstop head scaled to between eyes
opercular spines weak -
brown bar through eye, white bar - operculum & chest
body 4-6 brown bars
belly: bright white barSerranus notospilus, Saddle bassjuv: 2 black bars + 3 dark stripesopercle spines poorly developed -
pale; dark oblique bar under eye
dark bar - front D to center belly, belly bright white
thick stripe mid flank, thin stripe aboveSerranus phoebe, Tatler bass -
brown, rear 1/2 - 4 dark bars
scale edges v dark, form lines
front soft D black blotchSerranus subligarius, Belted sandfish -
white; broad orange-brown stripe - eye to C base
C: dark C shapeSerranus tabacarius, the Tobaccofish -
white above, yellow below + narrow black bars
lower head & throat: large black blotches
C black basal bar, black spots in centerSerranus tigrinus, Harlequin bass -
blue-grey to pink-brown
~8 white narrow bars - upper head & back
flank - row 2-3 pale blotchesSerranus tortugarum, Chalk bass