Diagnostic Description
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Males with a broad, convex anal-fin lobe formed by the 12-14 anteriormost rays, which are more elongated and thickened than the remaining rays; pelvic bones elongated, protruding through the body wall in some of the largest specimens; dorsal and pelvic fins not elongated in mature males; caudal peduncle blotch asymmetric and not as dark in males; all dentary teeth cusps in a straight line and 3 teeth in the maxilla (Ref. 42938).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 26 - 30; Vertebrae: 31 - 33
