Diagnostic Description
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Second dorsal fin rays modally I/8; anal fin rays modally 8; pectoral rays modally 17; scales in lateral series 9-10; predorsal scales 3-4; vertebrae (including urostyle) 26. First dorsal rays lack filamentous extensions. Anal fin origin at vertical of first branched ray of second dorsal fin. Distance between posterior oculoscapular canal pores è and ô about equal to gap between anterior and posterior oculoscapular canals. Body with five to six main greyish-brown blotches. Cheek and opercle with a longitudinal grey stripe. Pectoral fin base with a right-angled black mark.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26
