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  • D: spines evenly spaced
    D & A not joined to C
    gill opening tubular
  • D: 1st 2 spines short, close together
    2 black stripes
    D & A not joined with C
    gill opening tubular
  • D spines evenly spaced
    D & A joined to C
    gill opening large, not tubular
  • elongate, very compressed
    eyes lateral
    D IV-VI + I, 20-25
    C: elongate, oval
    mouth ~ vertical, lower jaw strongly projecting
    pelvics separate
    A I, 19-22
  • worm-like
    eye cirrus 1,simple
    D: spines only
    preopercle covered by skin