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  • body oblong, deep
    snout: central groove triangular
    no spines under eye
    preoperculum slightly crescentic, no spines
  • body deep, oval
    snout: central groove oblong
    big spines point back under eye
    preoperculum 2 large spines
    A 9-12
  • oblong body
    head ridged, many sensory canals
    D VIII, spiny base > A base
    snout - 2 spines point forwards
    opercle - strong spine
    preopercle - flat spine
    belly - keel of scales
    LL scales slightly enlarged, with small spine
  • black
    white light organ under eye
  • red + black bar
    D X + I
    preoperculum crescentic
    operculum & preoperculum - no large spine
    A 12-13
  • body oval, deep
    snout groove narrow, rhomboidal
    uniform red
    spines under eye point forwards
    no large spines on operculum, preoperculum
    A 11