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  • top lip: large papillae
    D 11, well behind pectoral
    tan + blue mesh+ rear bars
    head - white spots
    fins barred
    anus well before D, midway sucker to A
  • top lip: large papillae
    D 10-13, origin well behind pectoral
    body & fins: pale + red dots
    C base: dark bar
    anus nearer A than sucker
    pectoral 23
  • top lip: large papillae
    D 10-11, black spot at front, well behind pectoral
    body & fins dark
    lower jaw: 3-pointed incisors + large canines
    anus ~ midway A to sucker
    pectoral 22
  • head - large papillae, some like fingers
    D 14
    top: brown spots; belly: green
    D & A: 2 brown stripes
    3 small papillae center top lip, 4 more on snout above
    anus nearer A than sucker
    C dark base, 2 outer bars
  • head papillae small, 0 to few on front top lip
    D 11-13, dark spot at front, well behind pectoral
    dense dark brown spots, rear - faint bars
    anus ~ midway sucker to A
  • top lip - no papillae
    D 17-20, origin near pectoral tip
    dark, mottled & blotched
    several dark bars under eye
    anus nearer A than sucker
  • head; large papillae
    D 12-14, well behind pectoral
    body: dark spots & streaks
    D & A: dark stripes
    center top lip 2 small papillae, none on snout above those
    anus near A
    C base: dark bar
  • head: long papillae
    top lip: 2 rows papillae
    D 14-15
    light brown + dense dark spots & streaks
    chin - 3 rows papillae + 2 pairs barbels
    anus near A
  • top lip: large papillae
    D 14-15, well behind pectoral
    dense "leopard" spots
    D & A: white tips
    anus near A
  • snout & top lip: large papillae
    D 16-19, origin ~ over pectoral base
    dark + yellow spots
    body ~ 6 bars
    3 bars under eye
    anus ~ midway between A & sucker
  • snout & lips: no papillae
    nostril + 2 divided flap
    D 18-20, origin over pectoral
    grey body & fins
    pectoral: rays dotted
    anus nearer A
  • snout & top lip no papillae
    D 8-10, well behind pectoral
    pale + dense brown spots
    belly: 2 rows large brown spots
    lower jaw: 2 rows teeth
    anus nearer sucker than A
  • top lip: well developed papillae
    D 10-13, well behind pectoral
    brown + fine blue lines
    D, A & C blackish, white edges
    anus nearer sucker than A