Diagnostic Description
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A large species of Chriolepis with a depressed head, body completely scaled and three long filamentous dorsal fin spines on the male holotype; dorsal fin VII-12; anal fin 11; pectoral fin 20/20; total gill rakers 9; a vertically oval black blotch on opercle; pelvic fins black.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 27
