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  • D origin close to anus
    teeth slender, sharp
    center roof mouth: 1 row teeth
    LL = 4-5 pores over gill area
    large pectoral
  • pore behind rear nostril over eye
    D & A = low crests on tail
    tail: ~1/2 TL, tip hard, pointed
  • center roof mouth - 2 rows teeth
    D origin over gill opening
    no lip flanges
    no pectoral
  • head cónical
    mouth long
    D origin before large pectoral
    LL: all body
    teeth strong
    roof mouth - central row large triangular teeth
  • snout, long, fleshy, + papillae, overhangs
    LL complete
    +/- pectorals
    gill openings low
    anus under/near pectoral
  • center roof mouth - 2 rows teeth
    D origin ~over gill opening
    no lip flanges
    + pectoral
  • center roof mouth - 1 row teeth
    D origin distinctly behind but near gill opening
    no pectoral