 The curved section contains 80 to 88 scales, while the straight section consists of 12 to 17 scales and 26 to 31 scutes.The breast is scaleless until the origin of the pelvic fins and up to the origin of the pectoral fins, although some individuals have a narrow band of scales separating the pectoral fins.In adults, the mouth cleft is directly beneath the eye, with the both jaws containing bands of villiform teeth.