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Dibranchus discors Bradbury, McCosker & Long 1999

Diagnostic Description

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No tubercles in skin covering eyeballs and on ventral surface of disk except a few near bases of pelvic fins. Interorbital and mouth both exceptionally narrow. Conspicuous chalk-white oval marking on midline of lower jaw. Teeth present on palatines and vomer. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 6; preopercular 2. Tail lateral-line counts 9-13. Paired fins slender, moderately strong with fin membranes transparent. Tips of pectoral rays fleshy. No tubercles on fins (Ref. 35447, 40826).
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Analsoft rays: 4; Vertebrae: 18 - 20
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