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  • head 5 yellow bars
    body 8 yellow bars with orange center spot
    pelvics separate, rays -no flat/fleshy tips
    C base: 2 large, rough scales
    body no scales
  • head & body white + thin orange bars
    C: 2-4 orange bars
    D2 9; A 8
    no scales
    pectoral bicolored: orange & white
  • head - 3 yellow bars
    body - 4 yellow bars
    fins white + black edges
    D2 9; A 8
    body scaled to pectorals
    pelvic rays - multiple branches, tips + fleshy pads, fin to anus
  • head: 2 yellow bars, yellow ocelli behind eye
    body: 4 yellow blotches + 7 yellow saddles
    Ds yellow stripes; C yellow bars, yellow below
    D2 10; A 9
    scales: wedge to under center D2
    pelvics: to A base, ray tips fleshy pads
  • head - yellow blotches, iris green
    body 4 yellow bars, 1-3 like H
    fins yellow/orange
    D2 9; A 7
    no scales
    pelvics: rays many branched, feathery tips, reach past anus
  • head : 3-4 narrow yellow bars
    body: 2 yellow bars + 5-6 yellow saddles
    Ds rows black spots ; C base wide yellow bar
    D2 8; A 6-7
    scales: C base to under pectoral
    pelvics: rays unbranched/some branched + fleshy pads, reach past 3r A ray