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Taxonomic Keys - Citharinidae PROVISIONAL ILLUSTRATED KEY TO THE CITHARINUS SPECIES OF LOWER CONGO AND POOL MALEBO

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1A. DISTANCE BETWEEN DORSAL FIN AND ORIGIN OF ADIPOSE ABOUT SAME LENGTH AS ADIPOSE FIN-BASE (FIG. 1A) ................................CITHARINUS GIBBOSUS 1B. DISTANCE BETWEEN DORSAL FIN AND ORIGIN OF ADIPOSE MUCH LONGER THAN ADIPOSE FIN-BASE (FIG. 1B) ...............................................................2 2A. SNOUT ROUNDED, UPPER JAW NOT PROJECTING, 10-12 SCALE ROWS BELOW LATERAL LINE TO PELVIC-FIN INSERTION (FIG. 1A), 60-68 SCALES IN LONGITUDINAL SERIES....................CITHARINUS MACROLEPIS 2B. SNOUT PROJECTING SLIGHTLY OVER LOWER JAW, 13-14 SCALE ROWS BELOW LATERAL LINE TO PELVIC-FIN INSERTION (FIG. 1B), 55-60 SCALES IN LONGITUDINAL SERIES .................................CITHARINUS CONGICUS

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