Table 3.
Morphological characters and measurement data (mm) of the new species Balitoraanlongensis sp. nov. described in this study.
| Characters | GZNU2023 0215007 | GZNU2023 0215008 | GZNU2023 0215009 | GZNU2023 0215010 | GZNU2023 0215011 | GZNU2023 0215012 | GZNU2023 02150113 | GZNU2023 0215014 | GZNU2023 0215015 | GZNU2023 0215016 | GZNU2023 0215017 | Range | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsal-fin rays | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | iii, 8½ | / | / |
| Pectoral-fin rays | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | viii, 11 | / | / |
| Pelvic-fin rays | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | ii, 9 | / | / |
| Anal-fin rays | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | iii, 5½ | / | / |
| Caudal-fin rays | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | / | / |
| Lateral-line pores/scales | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66–68 | / |
| Total length | 60.4 | 57.7 | 51.7 | 56.9 | 52.2 | 59.6 | 56.7 | 53.6 | 49.7 | 60.4 | 55.8 | 49.7–60.4 | 55.9 ± 3.7 |
| Standard length | 47.9 | 44.6 | 42.4 | 44.7 | 42.3 | 47.7 | 45.9 | 42.5 | 39.8 | 48.2 | 44.3 | 39.8–48.2 | 44.6 ± 2.7 |
| Body depth | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5–5.8 | 5.3 ± 0.4 |
| Body width | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.1–6.5 | 5.7 ± 0.5 |
| Head length | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 8.4–10.6 | 9.9 ± 0.6 |
| Head depth | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6–4.9 | 4.2 ± 0.3 |
| Head width | 8.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.1–8.7 | 7.0 ± 0.7 |
| Pre-anterior distance | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.4–4.6 | 3.9 ± 0.4 |
| Distance between anterior nostrils | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1–3.1 | 2.6 ± 0.4 |
| Distance between posterior nostrils | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9–3.8 | 3.5 ± 0.3 |
| Distance between anterior and posterior nostrils | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1–2.0 | 1.5 ± 0.2 |
| Snout length | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.9–6.1 | 5.4 ± 0.4 |
| Upper jaw length | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1–2.8 | 2.6 ± 0.2 |
| Lower jaw length | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.4–2.1 | 1.8 ± 0.2 |
| Mouth width | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4–4.2 | 3.8 ± 0.3 |
| Eye diameter | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8–1.3 | 1.0 ± 0.1 |
| Interorbital distance | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5–4.7 | 4.2 ± 0.4 |
| Predorsal length | 22.3 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 18.2 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 18.2–22.3 | 20.6 ± 1.3 |
| Dorsal-fin base length | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.3–7.7 | 6.5 ± 0.7 |
| Dorsal-fin length | 10.9 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 8.9–11.0 | 10.2 ± 0.6 |
| Pectoral-fin length | 11.7 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 9.8–11.8 | 10.8 ± 0.8 |
| Pectoral-fin base length | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3–4.9 | 4.0 ± 0.5 |
| Pre-pectoral length | 9.3 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.2–9.3 | 8.0 ± 0.6 |
| Pelvic-fin length | 10.0 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 8.5–10.4 | 9.5 ± 0.7 |
| Pelvic-fin base length | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6–3.4 | 2.8 ± 0.3 |
| Pre-pelvic length | 22.6 | 21.7 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 20.1 | 18.8–22.7 | 20.9 ± 1.3 |
| Anal-fin length | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 6.9–8.7 | 8.0 ± 0.6 |
| Anal-fin base length | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3–4.0 | 3.6 ± 0.3 |
| Pre-anal length | 34.8 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 32.5 | 31.6 | 35.3 | 33.5 | 31.2 | 29.8 | 35.2 | 31.9 | 29.8–35.3 | 32.7 ± 1.9 |
| Distance between origin of pectoral fin and origin of ventral fin | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.2–10.8 | 9.7 ± 0.8 |
| Distance between origin of ventral fin and origin of Anal fin | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 8.3–10.6 | 9.5 ± 0.8 |
| Distance between end of Anal fin and anus | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7–3.0 | 2.3 ± 0.4 |
| Caudal peduncle length | 8.6 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 7.5–9.9 | 8.8 ± 0.8 |
| Caudal peduncle depth | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.3–3.2 | 2.9 ± 0.3 |
| Inner maxillary barbel length | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.4–2.5 | 1.8 ± 0.4 |
| Outer maxillary barbel length | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9–1.5 | 1.1 ± 0.2 |
| Inner rostral barbel length | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0–1.6 | 1.3 ± 0.2 |
| Outer rostral barbel length | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7–2.2 | 1.9 ± 0.1 |