Papillae - Horizontal row b has an elongate anterior extension
well in front of the eye; row d is complete, not divided into
two sections, and row ot extends ventrally onto the
branchiostegals, ending just past the second branchiostegal ray.
The first vertical papillae row is complete, extending from the
eye to near row d. Additional vertical rows are divided by row
b, with two rows above and four rows below row b. Only the last
vertical row below row b extends below the level of row d.
Dorsal rows X1 and X2 are continuous, or nearly so, as is row n.
Color - The general body color is whitish with a light pink
overtone in live specimens. The upper body has numerous densely
packed melanophores, the pigment becoming less dense ventrally
and ending at the lateral midline. The belly is whitish from the
ventral surface to the lateral midline. The head and upper lip
have densely packed small melanophores dorsally that become less
concentrated ventrally and terminate at the ventral midline. The
pectoral, pelvic, and