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  • no pit behind eyes
    crest under eye: many small spines
    pectoral: top point, 21-24
    pectoral: top rays branch, lower rays fleshy
    LL complete
    Trachyscorpia cristulata, Atlantic Thornyhead
    preopercle: spine I longest
    D XII
    scales rough