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  • body - elongate dark blotches with pale centers
    dark lines radiate from eye
    D: 2nd-7th spines ~ same length
    soft D & A pointed
    C edge saw-toothed
    preoperculum corner - angular, strongly serrated
  • brown + oblong dark blotches, lines radiate from eye
    fins - outer 1/3 dark, thin white margins
    D: 4th & 5th spines longest
    C edge regular
    gill rakers 21-26
    pectoral 16-18
  • head, body & fins: dense orange spots
    D: 3rd spine > 3 times 2nd
    back: 2-3 thin pale stripes
    13-14 gill rakers
  • head & upper body: lines orange spots
    D: 3rd spine ~ twice 2nd, soft part - convex end
    pectoral long, yellow
    A: spines white
  • orange spots head to tail
    oblique bar under eye
    back - pale oval blotch
    D: 3rd spine twice 2nd; end soft part convex
    pectoral 17-19, straight lower margin