| none |
| normal (not striking) |
|
| none |
| triangular |
| visible |
visible |
| no spines |
no spines |
| no rows |
| no other melanophores |
| melanophores on head + trunk |
| lateral row |
| no other melanophores |
| melanophores on head + trunk |
| covered with melanophores |
| normal without melanophores |
| fin rays only without melanophores |
| Number of first dorsal fin rays (8-11); pelvic fin rays (8-9); pyloric caeca 12-14; gas glands 4; presence of rostral scutes in juveniles >16 mm HL; branchiostegal rays 6; basipterygia robust; lateral pigmentation light on the posterior 20% of body.
Pigmentation:
Preanal fin formation: over top of head; on snout and lower jaw; internally over peritoneum; along bases of dorsal and anal finfolds; absent laterally on the posterior one-third of tail.
Anal-fin formation through transformation: increasing laterally on body and tail; lateral posterior one-third of tail remains lightly pigmented.
Sequence of fin development: pelvics, first dorsal, anal, second dorsal, pectorals. |
