|
Number of specimens examined, the range and arithmetic mean for each of 10 morphological characters for each of three species of the genus Anarchias. |
|
A. cantonensis |
A. exulatus |
B. schultzi |
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|
N |
Range |
Mean |
N |
Range |
Mean |
N |
Range |
Mean |
|
Total Length (TL) (mm) |
73 |
49-217 |
NA |
28 |
58-293 |
NA |
11 |
39-159 |
NA |
|
Snout-anus (%TL) |
68 |
45.1-50.6 |
47.0 |
28 |
40.3-45.1 |
43.1 |
11 |
41.5-45.4 |
43.8 |
|
Head Length (HL) (%TL) |
68 |
11.3-15.0 |
13.1 |
28 |
11.9-15.0 |
13.1 |
10 |
11.6-14.6 |
12.9 |
|
Depth at Anus (%TL) |
67 |
2.9-6.1 |
4.3 |
28 |
3.2-5.5 |
4.0 |
10 |
3.4-5.4 |
4.0 |
|
Eye (%TL) |
69 |
7.2-12.9 |
9.6 |
28 |
8.1-11.0 |
9.9 |
10 |
8.1-11.0 |
9.4 |
|
Snout -eye (%HL) |
69 |
10.9-20.9 |
15.6 |
28 |
13.2-16.9 |
15.3 |
10 |
13.8-17.3 |
15.4 |
|
Snout-rictus (%HL) |
69 |
28.3-40.7 |
35.1 |
28 |
26.0-35.0 |
31.5 |
10 |
31.8-36.2 |
34.0 |
|
Predorsal vertebrae |
64 |
86-94 |
91.0 |
28 |
96-105 |
100.3 |
10 |
93-100 |
96.2 |
|
Preanal vertebrae |
62 |
89-97 |
93.4 |
27 |
97-107 |
102.7 |
9 |
96-103 |
98.6 |
|
Total vertebrae |
68 |
98-108 |
103.6 |
27 |
110-117 |
113.9 |
10 |
105-113 |
108.8 |