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Table 2 Morphomertic measurements
A),
B) and
(C) expressed as percentage of head length
(%HL)
Characters
(A)
B)
(C)
Head length
6.52±0.9
6.31±0.9
6.490±1.1
Head width (HW) / HL*
48.92±2.6
48.24 ±4.2
47.39±2.8
Upper snout length (USNL) / HL
41.39±2.7
39.87±2.1
43.95±7.8
Lower snout length (LSNL) / HL
45.78±4.0
43.66±3.6
46.49±8.5
Mouth width (MW) / HL
36.20±2.1
37.20±2.7
38.55±4.0
Eye diameter (ED) / HL
32.98±2.4
32.99±4.6
33.82±3.2
Inter-orbital width (IOW) / HL*
41.37±2.4
42.43±2.8
43.73±2.2
Post-orbital length (POL) / HL*
52.87±4.2
56.75±2.4
58.92±2.1
Caudal peduncle length (CPL) / HL
46.48±2.9
47.39±6.1
49.96±4.8
Caudal peduncle depth (CPD) / HL
44.15±0.8
42.54±3.2
45.77±3.7
Table 3 The range of meristics counts fo
an
Meristic characters
(A)
B)
(C)
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Dorsal fin rays
8
10
10
10
9
10
Pectoral fin rays (PFR)
12
16
13
15
12
14
Ventral fin rays (VFR)
9
10
8
9
9
9
Anal fin rays (ANFR)*
12
16
12
13
12
14
Lateral line scales (LLS)**
47
58
51
65
48
62
Dorsal–to lateral line scales (DLS)*
6
14
9
11
10
12
Ventral-to-lateral line scales (VLS)
6
8
6
7
6
7
Gill rakers*
11
16
13
15
13
15
Teeth in upper jaw ( UJT)
11
14
12
14
12
14
Teeth in lower jaw (LJT)*
10
14
10
13
12
12
Figure 1 A diagram based on morphometric measurements of
H. vittatus
,
H. brevis
and
H. forskalii
specimens, showing the load of
each character on their separation
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