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  • lower flank: row ~6-8 dark bars
    upper head & body - tiny black spots
    prickles: all body to level D & A
    no skin flaps
    pectoral 16
  • whitish + grey mottling
    black mask: eye to blotch around pectoral base
    mouth in black blotch
    C white, D&A grey + black base
  • head long, slender
    1 pr black/tan skin flaps on back
    flank 1-5 diffuse dark blotches
    male: cheeks marbled
    prickles : snout to D & chin to pectoral
    C slightly concave
    pectoral 16
  • concave between eyes
    snout long
    upper body - small rosettes of pale dots, lower flank - row dark spots
    prickles: variable amounts on body
    no skin flaps
    pectoral 14-15
  • v blunt head
    wide between eyes
    indistinct dark blotches on flank
    skin smooth, no prickles
    C straight/ slightly concave
  • skin flaps: lower back & sides
    lower side: even row 11-14 strong, dark, round spots
    C 2 black bars
    prickles: small part of belly & flank
    pectoral 13-14
  • 2 pale bars between eyes
    back: dark polygons in pale mesh
    flank many spots
    prickles: most body, imbedded, not noticeable
    no skin flaps
    pectoral 14-15