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very elongate; tail <1/3 TL
tiny eyeD very short: head & front body
pink
groove under snout
front nostril tubular -
dark above, grades to pale belowLL pores no pale spots
pectoral width 36-86% gill opening length -
strongly bicolored: dark over lightLL pores not in pale spots
pectoral = minute, triangular flap with filament, base 17-33% gill opening -
dark above, abruptly pale belowLL pores: dark at front, in pale spots at rear
pectoral base 36-37% gill opening -
dark above fading to pale belowpale spots above LL pores
pectoral fin width 17-35% gill opening -
no groove under snoutD origin on head, lowtail slightly < 1/2 TL
nostrils: front = hole, rear in mouth
teeth stoutno pectorals
gill openings under throat -
very elongate
no groove under overhanging snoutD origin on head, before gill openingD & A reach near tail tip
no C
teeth between top jaws inconspicuous
front nostril tubular, rear inside mouthgill openings vertical, wide apart below
no pectorals -
v elongate
front nostril - short tubetail < 1/2TL, tip fleshy, blunt
no pectorals
gill opening low -
v elongate, body depth 0.8-1% TL
front nostril nontubular, in grooveLL pores 186-189
tail < 1/2 TL, tip fleshy, blunt
front roof mouth - teeth 1 rowno pectorals
gill opening low -
v elongate, body depth 1.1-1.2% TL
front nostril nontubular, in grooveLL pores 161-166
tail < 1/2 TL, tip fleshy, blunt
front roof mouth - 1 row teethno pectorals
gill opening low -
v elongate
front nostril non-tubular, in groovedark above, pale belowtail < 1/2 TL, tip fleshy, blunt
front roof mouth - 2 rows teethno pectorals
gill opening low -
snout very pointed
front nostril = holeD (only fin) high, origin on head
brown + pale blotches, D whitetail < 1/2 TL
tip = hard, finless
gill openings underneath
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