Key Identification Features
- Long, pointed upper, middle, and lower rays on the caudal fin create three distinct lobes.
- They spend most of their time near the seabed, frequently aggregating around bottom features like rock piles, wrecks, and man-made structures.
- The upper edge of the gill cover is distinctly convex.
- A distinct row of dark, oblong blotches runs along the lower flank, and an additional row of four black spots is located on the caudal peduncle.
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