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  • body depth > 35% SL
    D: III- VII (weak, longest last), origin before pectoral base
    bases D & A fleshy, tanslucent
    preopercle 9-15 prominent spines
  • body depth <35% SL
    D VI-IX (spines short, stout, same length), origin over/behind pectoral base
    preopercle - many small spines