| Total vertebrae 39-41; dorsal fin rays 30-35; anal fin rays 26-28; pectoral fin rays 34-38; pelvic fin disk <12% HL by postflexion stage; principal caudal fin rays 13; nostrils double; large head; robust body; very loose skin bubble; pigment pattern.
Pigmentation:
Preflexion: “Bearded” appearance increases; postanal ventral midline series decreases to about 14; by about 6 mm, some along anal finfold margin.
Flexion: Internally on top of head; scattered over skin envelope on trunk region; heavy internally in trunk region.
Postflexion: Patch anterior to eye; dorsally, ventrally, and midlaterally on tail forming a bar; on dorsal fin and anal fin.
Transformation: Patch posterior to eye.
Sequence of fin development: pectoral fin, dorsal fin, anal fin, pelvic disk, caudal fin. |