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  • slender body
    snout short, round
    large eyes
    D1 curved, origin ~over pectoral free rear tip
    pectoral: large, curved
    pelvic origin near D1 rear tip
  • snout long ( > / = mouth width), broad
    nostril flaps high, triangular
    D1 high, origin near rear insertion of pectoral
    high crest between Ds
    pectoral long, straight
  • body slender
    snout wide, blunt point
    D1 origin ~over free inner tip of pectoral
    Ds small
    ~no ridge between Ds
    pectoral long, straight
    color plain
  • slender
    snout moderately long, broadly round
    D1 medium height, origin over rear 1/2 pectoral inner margen
    low ridge between Ds
    pectoral curved
    pelvics well behind D1
  • heavy body, thick head
    snout very short, round
    eye small
    D1 broad, triangular, origin ~over pectoral rear insertion
    pectoral large, angular
  • uniform color
    D1: very high, triangular, origin over pectoral rear insertion