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  • snout short, flattened, pointed
    eye v small
    D fins ~ same size
    D1 origin well behind pectoral
    teeth: long curved, 1 small point each side
    3 rows large central teeth
  • eyes moderate
    D1 no light tip
    C lower lobe well developed
    teeth - 2-3 small points each side
    2 rows large central teeth
    A high, ~ D2
  • large eyes
    D1 often light tip
    C - lower lobe hardly developed
    teeth - 1 small point each side
    2 rows large central teeth
    A low, > D2
  • long, cónical snout
    very large eye
    cylindrical, slender
    D1 low, behind pectoral
    teeth = long awls
    tail base with keel