Diagnostic Description
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Distinguished by its color pattern consisting of 2-4 black vertical bars below dorsal fin; the quite similar looking S. balteata is distinguished by a series of 4-5 pairs of brown spots along dorsal mid-line in front of dorsal fin. Caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 39226).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 8
