Gray brown generally, variably more bluish gray in some examples, 
especially about head and costal region. Broad blackish brown band 
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, like all rest of similar dark color of back; 
band extends up Hbove suprascapular region or along upper edge of back, 
gradually broadening until reaching front of caudal peduncle; a forward 
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extension continued along median axis of tail from caudal spine till 
nearlv abovepedloral base; with age this band slopes up to dark dorsal 
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band with whiJI' it unites just ba$End sup|ascapular region; posteriorly 
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dark area o#ack extends ahpre and belovgfas strongly contrasted border 
both alongffeaudal peduhglte and caudal flli, pale intervening cunea^e area 
re suit in^y ellowi^buf f. Iris dusky. Rises of dorsals and anals 
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broadly grayish or light bluish with twinge of light brown, margins ox 
fins broadly blackish. Pectoral grayj&h or blue gray over greater — 
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basal half or more, dusky above andjfhind margin broadly pale yellowish 
.iff 
buff; young with uniform pale pecjjpral. Ventral pale, hind edge little 
brownish. 
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