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  • not v compressed
    sword not short
    nape low
    D lobe =/> body depth, rest of fin decreases in height
    D & A lobes: round/square
    pectoral pointed
    pelvic ~pectoral
    LL: 1 obvious straight line
    body +/- blue bars; no spots on D
    anus before A by ~1/2 A height
    flank scales: soft, round base, 2-3 points
  • elongate, slender, very compressed
    sword ~head
    nape low
    D lobe =/> body depth, rest of fin high
    D & A front: rounded
    pectoral wide, long, rounded
    pelvic ~/> pectoral
    D & body: no spots/bars
    anus before A by ~A height
    LL: 1 obvious straight line