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  • D&A purple-blue
    blind side: purple + dense dark dots
    D 95-102; A 80-86; C 12
    opercle & gut cavity black
    no pupil cover
    ~77-86 lateral scales
  • dark brown; D & A bases - brown stripe; tail base dark
    gut cavity black
    D 93-104; A 80-89; C 12
    elongate, uniform width front 2/3
    no pupil cover
  • dark: rear D & A, tail base & C base
    D 69-81; A 54-64; C 10
    bases of D & A - holes
    gut cavity pale
    with pupil cover
    lateral scales 56-67
  • 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
  • dark oblong before C; fins plain
    gut cavity pale
    D 75-86; A 60-70; C 12
    bases of D & A - holes
    with pupil cover
    lateral scales 59-78
  • eye side plain; blind side - dense dark dots
    gut cavity dark
    D 77-85; A 64-70; C 12
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 62-70
  • uniform / 8-14 faint, narrow bars
    D & A dark / faintly barred
    C base & tip dark
    D 89-97; A 73-81; C 12
    gut cavity pale
    lower jaw - fleshy ridge
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 79-89
  • dark blotch: rear D & A + C base
    D 83-87; A 68-71; C 12
    gut cavity pale
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 91-97
  • 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