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