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  • body = deep, oval disc
    D IX (low)
    soft D & A front elongated, pointed
    silvery + 6 blackish bars
    mouth small, opens at front
    teeth: brushlike bands
    juvenile brown, faint bars
  • silver + 4 black bars
    juv: 4 bars + ocellus on D
  • pale grey + dark spots
    pectoral - outer base grey
    juv: C black + yellow bar & clear edge
    juv: inverted yellow cross on snout & mouth