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  • body soft, flabby, pink
    snout = very long, flat blade
    C long, no lower lobe
    jaws protrusible
    teeth: 1 long, slender point
  • D1 origin behind pelvic insertion
    D1 ~1/2 size D2
    distance between pectoral & pelvic 6-9% TL
    A base 2.5-3 X fin height
  • D1 ~same size as D2
    D1 origin slightly before center pelvic base
  • D1 origin behind pelvic insertion
    D1 ~1/2 size D2
    A base 4 X fin height
    top edge C with denticle crest
    distance between pectoral & pelvic 10-14% TL
  • D1 origin over rear 1/4 pelvic base
    D1 ~1/2 size D2