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  • relatively slender
    snout long
    eye small
    head spotted
    operculum edge - dark above, spots below
    D: 28-30, no ocellus, dark margin
    A margin dark
    center roof mouth no teeth
    tongue short
    pectoral 13
  • male: orange throat, black D
    D: 34-36
    female: front D- black spot
    back and sides - several rows white spots
    center roof of mouth with teeth
    tongue long