Table 1. Results from the statistical analyses on olfactory organ length and lamellar counts in multiple species of lanternfishes.
| t-test | p | dF | t | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left/Right organ length | 0.7885 | 71 | 0.2693 | |
| Left/Right lamellar counts | 1 | 71 | 0 | |
| SL between males and females Loweina interrupta/Loweina rara | 0.2861/0.757 | 16.9/4.2 | 1.10/−0.33 | |
| Linear regression-organ length/lamellar counts | p | dF | F | Adjusted R2 |
| Species | ||||
| Ctenoscopelus phengodes | 7.523e−05/0.001633 | 8 | 54.96/21.68 | 0.857/0.6967 |
| Loweina interrupta | 0.2693/0.9351 | 7 | 1.439/0.007124 | 0.0521/−0.1417 |
| Loweina rara | 0.1065/0.9083 | 21 | 2.844/0.01361 | 0.07734/−0.04694 |
| Loweina terminata | 0.3390/0.4397 | 3 | 1.287/0.7895 | 0.06699/−0.05556 |
| Tarletonbeania crenularis | 0.0009787/0.1948 | 13 | 17.91/1.868 | 0.5471/0.05841 |
| Tarletonbeania taylori | 0.005507/0.00681 | 8 | 14.17/13.08 | 0.5941/0.5731 |
| ANCOVA (Sex/SL)-organ length/lamellar counts | p | dF | F | |
| Species | ||||
| Ctenoscopelus phengodes | 0.391/0.403 | 6 | 0.692/1.06 | |
| Loweina interrupta | 0.031/0.014 | 6 | 7.863/11.602 | |
| Loweina rara | 4.79e−06/6.12e−11 | 20 | 38.304/157.538 | |
| Tarletonbeania crenularis | 0.333/0.953 | 12 | 1.02/0.004 | |
| Tarletonbeania taylori | 0.484/0.997 | 7 | 0.546/0.0000112 |
Note:
Results from the statistical analyses including linear regressions and ANCOVAs on olfactory organ length and lamellar counts associated with both sex and lanternfish standard length. Bolded p values are significant.