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  • dark saddles & hour-glass bars
    lip flaps: lower only
    D finlet II + I-II free spines
    C + branched rays
    belly scaleless
    lower jaw strongly projects, fleshy
    pectoral 12
    rear LL 28
  • body: ~ 7 dark saddles
    lip flaps: lower only
    D finlet III
    C + branched rays
    belly scaleless
    A 34-35
    rear LL 24
  • dark bar through eyes
    body: ~ 10 dark saddles
    lip flaps: lower only
    D finlet II + I-II free spines
    belly scaleless
    chin not fleshy/protruding
    C + branched rays
    rear LL 24
  • ~ 10 dark saddles
    cheek to tail base: row white spots
    D XX-XXIII, finlet III
    D & C: spotted
    belly scaleless
    lip flaps: lower only
    C + branched rays
    rear LL 9-13
  • body: ~ 7 dark saddles
    D finlet III
    A 33
    belly scaleless
    lip flaps: lower only
    pectoral 12
    C + branched rays
    rear LL 20
  • flank: row of several white spots
    3 black bars + ~ 12 black & white saddles
    D: II finlet + [I or (I+ I) free] + XVI-XIX
    C no branched rays
    both lips + flaps
    belly scaled