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  • olive, mottled
    top jaw long ~17 % SL
    D blue spot at front, then long orange streak
    no skin flaps under sides of chin
    lower teeth pointed
    usually 11 gill rakers
  • body: dense dark wavy stripes
    operculum: dense dark dots
    top jaw short, ~15% SL
    D blue spot at front, then long pale streak
    fins heavily mottled, + pale spots
    no skin flaps on sides of chin
    lower teeth pointed
    usually 12 gill rakers
  • red-brown & pale spots, lines, mottling
    cheek: dense dark dots
    D blue spot at front, then long pale streak
    skin flap on each side of chin
    lower teeth - broad, round tips