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  • D VIII-XIV, no notch
    mouth protrusible
    thick lips
    tooth plates in throat
    gill membranes fused underneath
    A III
    LL complete/interrupted
    large smooth scales
  • body quadriform
    nape with ridge
    D VI-VIII, 15-26
    operculum spine - soft, blunt or strong, notched
    gill rakers 18-26
    A I-II, 13-25
  • fusiform, elongate
    no nape crest
    D IV-V, 54-60
    operculum 1 spine
    gill rakers 8-13
    A I, 38-55
  • D IX (slender, flexible), 10, no notch
    beak of fused teeth
    tooth plates in throat
    A III, 9
    LL in 2 sections
    large smooth scales