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has an oblong to ovoid shaped body which is slightly compressed. Smaller adults, less than 19.7 cm in length, show a nose like bump in front of the eye. The mouth extends back to the anterior nostril and there are three rows of teeth in each jaw, the upper front jaw has 8-9 brown-tipped incisor
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like teeth, each bearing five denticulations which give the edge of the teeth a wavy appearance. The inner rows have a few teeth of similar form but the other teeth are granular. The scales finely
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853:Crenidens macracanthus
630:"Species in the genus
407:Crenidens macracanthus
357:by the 5th edition of
263:Crenidens macracanthus
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181:Crenidens crenidens
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