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Diagnostic Description

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The 7th pectoral ray becomes hard and ossified during the breeding season and a few months before (May to July); a characteristic rectangular flattened pad appears just behind the dorsal fin. Males with one or more branched fin ray in both the ventral and caudal fins (Ref. 38333).
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Morphology

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Vertebrae: 30 - 31
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Importance

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