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  • cirri: eye - 1 branched, nape - 1 pair clusters
    black blotch behind eye
    D shallow notch, dark + red margin
    body: dense dark spots
    no canines
    gill opening not restricted to side
    LL complete, bent
  • 1 eye cirrus with 0-6 side branches
    dark spots on snout, head with orange marks
    D distinctly notched, soft part higher
    no canines
    LL ends under last D ray
  • male head - dense blue dots
    head cirri short
    body & fins barred + spots
    pectoral ~15
    D front spines short
    LL 68-75
    A 18-20
  • nape cirri: ~12 (8-19)
    D2 22 (21-23); A 23 (22-24)