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Locality
TL
SL
HL
HH
SnL
ED
FDF
SDF
PvFL
PFL
AFL
CPL
CPD
BH
Egypt
14.6
11.45
2.8
1.45
1.2
0.5
1.8
1.5
2.2
2.1
1.1
1.4
0.6
2.7
14.4
11.2
2.7
1.45
1.3
0.6
1.8
1.6
2.2
2.2
1.1
1.4
0.6
2.9
Table 1 Comparison of
Upeneus moluccensis
and four closely related species based on some diagnostic characters of the species
Species
Pectoral
fin count
No. of Gill raker No. of the
lateral
line
scales
No. of bars on
caudal fin
Stripes on body Color of dorsal tip
of 1st dorsal fin
Color of
barbels
Color of body
Upeneus
doriae
15-17
7-9+22-24
33-35
No bars
One, narrow,
midlateral
Dorsal tip of 1st.
dorsal fin pale
brown to
yellowish,
pigmentation may
retained in
preserved
specimens
White
Silvery in
general, dark to
pale brown
dorsally
U. heemstra
12-14
4-8 + 14-18
28-30
9-12 (4-6 on
upper lobe,
5-6 on the
lower lobe)
One Pale-dark
brown midlateral
stripe
With red, brown
or black stripes,
bars or blotches
Yellow or
pale brown
White in
general,
slightly darker
above lateral
line, with
irregular red,
brown or black
spots or
blotches
U. margaretha
13-14
4-7 + 16-18
28-30
8-10
Single mid-lateral
body stripe, red
from snout to eye
and yellow from
posterior edge of
eye to caudal fin
Pale
White
Red above
lateral line,
white laterally,
with red dots
or blotches
U. moluccensis
14-16
7-8 + 18-20
33-35
6-8 thin red
bars on the
upper lobe
and one broad
red band
covering
nearly the
whole lower
lobe
One yellow or
golden
mid-lateral stripe
from eye to base
of caudal fin
Dark
White
Generally
silvery, dark
dorsally
U. suahelicus
15-16
6-8 + 19-21
34-35
8-10 (4-6 pale
brown on
upper lobe
and 3-4 same
color on the
lower lobe)
Two yellow or
light brown
mid-lateral stripes
extending from
behind head to
caudal fin
Dark
White
Silvery white
laterally and
reddish brown
dorsally, with
white abdomen
