| 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 |
| no rows |
| tail partly covered with melanophores |
| melanophores on head |
| no rows |
| tail partly covered with melanophores |
| melanophores on head |
| with row of melanophores |
| with elongated fin rays |
| Occipital ray forms at 6.0-7.0 mm SL.
Pigmentation:
At < or = 3 mm SL: Melanophore at tip of lower jaw and on ramus of lower jaw (elongate melanophore). Often a few scattered melanophores on ventral surface of visceral mass. Diffuse pigment in three patches on side of tail. Melanophore on side of tail just anterior to notochord tip. Single melanophore over forebrain.
At 5-10 mm SL: Melanophore at tip of lower jaw and an elongate melanophore on ramus of lower jaw. Several melanophores in base of caudal fin and a few scattered melanophores on tail just anterior to caudal fin. |