| some dorsal fin rays very elongated |
| normal (not striking) |
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| some dorsal fin rays very elongated |
| triangular |
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| no spines |
no spines |
| lateral row |
| one dorso-ventral cluster or band |
| melanophores on head + trunk |
| no rows |
| more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands |
| melanophores on head + trunk |
| pigmented |
pigmented |
| with row of melanophores |
| with elongated fin rays |
| Occipital ray appears at 6.0-7.0 mm SL.
Pigmentation:
At < or = 3 mm SL: Single melanophores at angle of jaw, over hindbrain, on nape and just anterior to anus. Diffuse melanophores in short, double row on side of tail and also in dorsal and ventral finfolds directly above and below the double row. Melanophore on ventral side of tail, just anterior to notochord tip.
At 5-10 mm SL: Melanophore at angle of jaw. A few melanophores on tail just anterior to its tip and sometimes one or two melanophores at base of caudal fin. Internal melanophores on side of body, between origins of dorsal and anal fins and also in tail midway between origins of those fins and tip of tail. |