Table 2.

Relationship between fin ray length and fin area

trait	mean ± SD (mm)	t or S	r	p
pelvic fin	5.95 ± 0.57	32485	0.6	< 0.001***
anal fin	6.16 ± 0.47	7.77	0.66	< 0.001***
caudal fin	10.13 ± 1.00	39564	0.52	< 0.001***
dorsal fin	5.00 ± 0.41	45505	0.45	< 0.001***
pectoral fin	10.0 ± 0.75	8.48	0.69	< 0.001***
body size	39.07 ± 2.91	-	-	-

Mean ± S.D. of fin ray length for various fins and body size (n = 79), the test statistic (t or S), the correlation coefficient (r) and its significance (p) for relationship between fin ray length and fin area. *** p < 0.001.