Sphyraena putnamae

Many typical chevron dark markings crossing lateral line on body; caudal fin largely blackish. No gill rakers on first arch, upper and lower gill arch with rough platelets, each platelet not bearing distinct spine. Description: Characterized further by having close-set teeth, those in lower jaw angled backward; corner of preopercle lacking membranous flap; maxilla reaching below anterior edge of eye; moderate eye size; first dorsal origin over tip of pectoral fins and below or slightly behind base of pelvic fins; deeply forked caudal fin without inner lobes; depth of body 6.9-8.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).

• Sphyraena putnamie Jordan & Seale, 1905
• Sphyraena raghava Chaudhuri, 1917
• Sphyraena bleekeri Williams, 1959
• Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan & Seale, 1905