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  • body plain
    gill arches and throat black
    D 106-115; A 92-100
    gill rakers: 3(2-5) upper, rudiments between lower
  • body uniform
    D & A edges & pelvic base: black
    D 126-132; A 103-109
    developed gill rakers 0+4, no rudiments between them
    gill arches pale
  • body plain
    rear-mouth, gill chamber & oesophagus: dark
    D 116-122; A 96-103
    gill rakers: 12-17 (2-7 rudiments)
  • opercle black
    mouth, gill chamber & oesophagus: black
    gill rakers 9-15 (0 rudiments)
    D 128-137; A 105-114
  • snout strongly pointed
    in mouth & throat black
    D 125-133; A 103-114
    pectorals pale
  • back: pale mottling
    pectoral: dark edges
    D 117-122; A 95-101
    D & A dark speckles
  • under snout: pale, with fringes
    lateral line striped
    nape & flank: dark marks
  • top jaw - black moustache
    body: 2 regular rows large spots
    D outer 1/2 - U shaped dark spots
    D 127-130; A 106-108
    upper rudiment gill rakers 2
  • uniform color
    D & A dusky
    D 123-126; A 102-107
    gill raker rudiments: 4-5 upper; some lower between developed rakers
  • upper body 4-5 black bars
    D 5-6 black blotches
  • snout fringed
    D 124-135; A 105-117
    gill rakers 10-12
  • dark head & body
    inside mouth & gill chamber black
    pectorals dark