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body oblongD XIbehind eye: 2 oblique stripes
opercle: 3 spines, blotch between top 2lower edge preopercle - spines point forward -
dark blotch behind eyebody - ~ 10 thin dark bars
juv: blue-gy, green napeD IX, 14 -
grey + scattered dark spots, oblique dark bars
juv: dark bars & spotsD: XI, spines shorter than raysC: rounded