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  • v elongate, compressed, ribbon-like
    D & A: low, v long bases
    mouth large, lower jaw protrudes
    strong teeth
    pelvics tiny (I, 1) or absent
    C: very small
  • elongate/fusiform, compressed
    2 Ds, D2 shorter base
    sometimes finlets after D & A
    C forked
    lower jaw projects
    strong teeth + fangs
    pelvic I, 0-5
    A I-III