Table 2.
Morphometric values of Schistura ataranensis, S. hartli, S. myaekanbawensis, S. kuehnei and S. peninsulae.
| S. ataranensis | S. hartli | S. myaekanbawensis | S. kuehnei | S. peninsulae | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holotype | Range | Holotype | Paratype | Holotype | Range | Holotype | Range | Holotype | Range | |
| Standard length | 43.8 | 36.0–43.8 | 36.6 | 41.0 | 29.8 | 23.2–29.8 | 37.1 | 31.6–37.1 | 36.8 | 32.4–39.4 |
| In percent of standard length | ||||||||||
| Total length | 121.5 | 119.5–127.8 | 123.2 | 123.5 | 125.5 | 124.4–126.3 | 125.1 | 123.6–125.1 | 124.5 | 122.9–128.0 |
| Dorsal head length | 17.4 | 17.4–23.7 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 18.1–21.1 | 22.9 | 22.2–23.3 | 19.0 | 18.6–21.6 |
| Lateral head length | 20.1 | 20.1–25.1 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.8–25.0 | 24.5 | 23.7–26.1 | 22.8 | 22.0–24.8 |
| Predorsal length | 52.3 | 52.2–57.3 | 52.7 | 55.7 | 54.7 | 54.7–56.9 | 56.1 | 54.4–57.5 | 56.0 | 54.5–57.0 |
| Pre-pelvic length | 53.0 | 53.0–58.0 | 53.7 | 51.1 | 53.0 | 52.3–54.3 | 54.4 | 53.2–55.1 | 49.7 | 49.6–55.1 |
| Pre-anus length | 65.5 | 65.5–68.1 | 69.8 | 63.7 | 64.8 | 64.8–65.4 | 67.7 | 67.0–69.7 | 70.4 | 67.3–71.0 |
| Preanal length | 79.5 | 76.7–82.3 | 81.0 | 77.3 | 78.5 | 78.5–81.0 | 78.7 | 77.8–81.2 | 78.0 | 76.1–79.8 |
| Head depth at eye | 11.0 | 10.9–13.3 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.1–10.8 | 12.7 | 12.7–13.8 | 10.6 | 10.1–14.2 |
| Head depth at nape | 14.6 | 12.8–14.8 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 11.4–13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5–14.9 | 13.0 | 12.7–16.0 |
| Body depth | 14.8 | 14.8–17.1 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.8–15.8 | 16.2 | 16.2–17.1 | 17.7 | 14.9–21.0 |
| Depth of caudal peduncle | 12.1 | 12.1–15.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.1–15.1 | 13.7 | 13.7–14.9 | 15.2 | 11.8–15.2 |
| Length of caudal peduncle | 11.9 | 11.6–16.0 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 15.9–18.1 | 13.7 | 13.7–15.5 | 14.4 | 14.4–18.4 |
| Snout length | 8.9 | 8.9–15.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 11.6–12.9 | 15.1 | 15.1–15.8 | 9.0 | 9.0–11.3 |
| Head width at nares | 10.3 | 10.3–13.1 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.8–11.5 | 15.6 | 14.5–15.6 | 11.7 | 10.7–16.5 |
| Maximum head width | 14.6 | 14.6–18.0 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.1 | 14.1–15.9 | 18.9 | 18.9–19.4 | 17.1 | 15.6–19.3 |
| Body width at dorsal-fin origin | 14.8 | 10.9–14.8 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7–12.2 | 13.5 | 13.5–14.6 | 13.9 | 11.3–17.0 |
| Body width at anal-fin origin | 8.9 | 6.5–9.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 7.3–8.2 | 11.1 | 9.8–11.1 | 9.8 | 8.2–10.9 |
| Eye diameter | 4.8 | 4.1–5.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0–3.4 | 4.3 | 4.3–4.7 | 3.3 | 3.1–4.2 |
| Interorbital distance | 5.9 | 5.9–7.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.9–7.5 | 8.4 | 8.0–8.4 | 9.2 | 6.5–9.2 |
| Length of upper caudal lobe | 20.5 | 20.2–22.9 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 21.5–23.7 | 22.6 | 20.9–22.6 | 0.0 | 20.5–23.5 |
| Length of lower caudal lobe | 20.5 | 19.7–21.8 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 19.4–22.8 | 21.8 | 20.6–21.8 | 22.0 | 19.4–22.5 |
| Length of medium caudal rays | 16.2 | 16.2–18.1 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 17.8 | 15.8–19.4 | 20.2 | 18.9–20.2 | 20.1 | 17.7–20.8 |
| Depth of anal fin | 15.8 | 15.8–18.8 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 15.6–17.7 | 18.1 | 18.1–18.6 | 17.7 | 15.7–19.7 |
| Length of pelvic fin | 15.3 | 15.3–19.3 | 15.9 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.9–19.0 | 17.3 | 17.3–18.7 | 17.9 | 17.0–19.4 |
| Length of pectoral fin | 18.0 | 18.0–22.0 | 19.0 | 21.3 | 19.5 | 19.5–20.3 | 17.5 | 17.5–19.7 | 17.4 | 17.5–20.3 |
| In percent of dorsal head length | ||||||||||
| Snout length | 51 | 51–68 | 46 | 49 | 67 | 55–68 | 66 | 66–71 | 47 | 47–59 |
| Eye diameter | 27 | 20–28 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16–17 | 19 | 19–21 | 17 | 15–20 |
| Interorbital distance | 34 | 30–37 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 33–41 | 37 | 34–37 | 49 | 32–49 |