Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 24; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 20 - 24; Vertebrae: 46 - 47

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=168&speccode=89