Diagnostic Description
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Distinguished from other congeners by the combination of the following characters: caudal vertebrae 12; absence of mark on side of head; dorsal-fin spines 17; dorsal-fin rays 8-9; anal-fin rays 7-8; snout robust; wide ectopterygoid; arm of epibranchial 1 long; arms of epibranchial 2 with two short tubular processes; absence of depression on head; arms of vertical trunk bar 7 with the same width (Ref. 79631).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 7 - 8; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26
