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  • top jaw protractile
    pectoral not reaching past A base
    pelvic reaches A origin
    branch of LL to pectoral base
    juvenile: 2 chin barbels
  • pectoral grey + broad pale margin
    gill rakers 22-29
    juvenile: hump-backed, no barbels
    7.5 (7-8) scale rows LL to D origin
  • fins uniform pale to dusky
    gill rakers 29-37
    juvenile - nape not humped, no barbel
    D to LL: 6.5 (6-7) scale rows