BLACKSADDLE HERRING
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus
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Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0 - 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Immediately distinguished from all other species of Herklotsichthys by the presence of two dark saddle-like blotches on the back, at the hind part of the dorsal fin base and a short distance behind this. Overlaps range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing-like scales underneath the normal paired pre-dorsal scales.
Max size: 8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 188)
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