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  • snout round, yellowish
    bases D2 & A: no dark stripe
    bar (front straight) across entire tail base
    enlarged teeth
    body dots evenly spaced, 1 per scale
  • dusky bronze, fins yellowish
    oblique dark triangle under eye
    tail base: oval blotch
    bands of simple teeth, no canines
  • translucent bronze; fins yellow
    ~10 thin dark stripes
    end tail base: diffuse dark spot
    bands of simple teeth, no canines
  • snout blunt, not yellow
    bases D2 & A: wide, strong dark stripe
    bar (front irregular) across entire tail base
    each scale: multiple dots, evenly spaced
  • snout round, yellowish
    bases D2 & A: thin, faint stripe
    tail base: short dark oval
    body: multiple dots per scale