Key Identification Features
- This species typically has reddish lips, and the center of each scale is usually dark.
- A key identifying feature of this species is a distinct golden yellow spot on the back, located at the far end of the dorsal fin.
- Small, indistinct light and dark stripes are present on the body, and these stripes sometimes also appear on the lower sides of the body.
- It has distinct blood-red colouration around the margin of its gill covers, and often also at the base of its pectoral fins.
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