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  • tan + irregular dark bars
    nape & eyes: dark Y
    tail base: black saddle
    C convex
  • body deep, very compressed
    forehead oblique
    D XI, 18-20, interspine membranes slightly indente
    dark + pale mottling/spots
    C straight
    pectorals > > pelvics
  • head & body thick
    eye small
    grey + pale blotches, + small dark spots
    D spines shorter than rays
    C: rounded
  • tan + ~8-9 bars, last thick & dark
    dark oblique stripes behind eye
    juv: dark head, body bars, black saddle on tail base