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  • 3-10 dark, narrow, strong cross-bars; C dark
    gut cavity black
    D 80-90; A 68-74; C 12
    no pupil cover
    62-75 lateral scales
  • eye side - 2-7 bars, C: +/- dark triangle
    blind side - pepper dots
    gut cavity pale
    D 70-76; A 55-61; C 12
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 55-65
  • 5-8 bars; rear D & A - basal stripe; C base - dark spot
    gut cavity black
    D 89-95; A 76-84; C 12
    eyes: length > width, close-set, no pupil cover
    lateral scales 80-100
  • 6-14 narrow cross-bars; fins plain
    inside gill cover dark
    gut cavity pale
    D 86-93; A 70-78; C 12
    lower jaw - fleshy ridge
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 66-83
  • elongate, width uniform
    pupil no cover
    D 105-113; A 91-98; C 14
    color uniform; peritoneum black, visible
    lateral scales 120-135
    lower jaw no crest
  • variable, partial cross-bars
    inside opercle v dark
    gut cavity pale
    D 81-91; A 66-75; C 10
    lower jaw - fleshy ridge
    no/weak pupil cover
    lateral scales 76-86
  • body: 2-6 bars, with ~3-4 obvious
    +/- dark line along center mid-body
    D 83-88; A 71-75; C 12
    gut cavity black
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 77-87
  • D&A: basal 1/3 dark, + 4-6 large dark blotches
    C clear
    eyes large, round, contiguous, pupil no cover
    D 89-95; A 78-81; C 12
    lateral scales 98-100
  • 5-9 strong, bars; rear D & A dark; C blackish
    gut cavity pale
    D 91-102; A 74-86; C 12
    top & inside opercle - dark
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 81-96
    blind side rear D & A rays - 4-8 rough scales