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  • head & back: rows dark spots
    in mouth and gill chamber dark
  • body uniform
    D & A edges & pelvic base: black
    D 126-132; A 103-109
    developed gill rakers 0+4, no rudiments between them
    gill arches pale
  • opercle black
    mouth, gill chamber & oesophagus: black
    gill rakers 9-15 (0 rudiments)
    D 128-137; A 105-114
  • snout strongly pointed
    in mouth & throat black
    D 125-133; A 103-114
    pectorals pale
  • back: pale mottling
    pectoral: dark edges
    D 117-122; A 95-101
    D & A dark speckles
  • back: irregular rows small dark spots
    D: outer U shape dark blotches
    mouth & gill chamber pale; oesophagus black
    D 133-140; A 112-115
    developed gill rakers 0+4
  • under snout: pale, with fringes
    lateral line striped
    nape & flank: dark marks
  • top jaw - black moustache
    body: 2 regular rows large spots
    D outer 1/2 - U shaped dark spots
    D 127-130; A 106-108
    upper rudiment gill rakers 2
  • upper body 4-5 black bars
    D 5-6 black blotches
  • snout fringed
    D 124-135; A 105-117
    gill rakers 10-12