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  • silver stripe narrows & fades at rear
    top jaw with teeth
    isthmus under throat - triangular, no front shoulders
  • slender, cylindrical
    pectoral 15-16
    pelvics behind D base
    gill rakers 51
    single belly scute, W shaped, between pelvics
    A 10-13
  • eye7.7-11.5% SL
    body depth usually > 15% SL
    top jaw - front with teeth
    isthmus under throat - slender, slight shoulders at front base
    A 15-16
  • eye 5.3-7.6% SL
    body depth usually < 15% SL
    top jaw - front without teeth
    isthmus under throat - distinct blunt shoulders at front base
    A 12-13
  • silver stripe NOT narrowing or fading at rear
    eye 40% of head
    top jaw with teeth
    isthmus under throat - triangular, no front shoulders