Table 1. Morphometric characters (in mm) and counts of meristic characters of †Lepidocottus aries (Agassiz).
| MC-P-2011-01-TF1 (Fig. 2A) | MC-P-2011-01-TF2 (Fig. 2B) | MC-P-2011-01-TF3 (Fig. 3D) | MC-P-2011-01-TF6 | |
| Total length | 90 | 84 | 96 | ca. 83 |
| Standard length | 71 | 69 | 81 | ca. 75 |
| Maximum height of body | 17.5 (25%) | 17 (25%) | 23 (28%) | 17 (23%) |
| Number of vertebrae (precaudal+caudal) | 25 (10/11+14/15) | 25 (10+15) | 25 | 26 |
| Number of spines in D1 | 6 | 6 | – | |
| Total number of rays in D2 | 11(?12) | 10 | >7 | 11 |
| Total number of rays in anal fin | 10 | 9 | – | 10 |
| Number of rays in pectoral fin | >9 | 14 | 14–16 | >10 |
| Number of rays in pelvic fin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Number of branched principal caudal rays | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| Head length | 25 (35%) | 25 (36%) | 25 (31%) | Ca. 17 (<23%) |
| Distance snout to D1 | 32 (45%) | 30 (43%) | 27 (33%) | – |
| Distance snout to D2 | 43 (61%) | 41 (59%) | 45 (56%) | Ca. 37 (<49%) |
| Distance snout to anal fin | 47 (66%) | 44 (64%) | – | Ca. 38 (<51%) |
| Distance snout to pectoral fins | 27 (38%) | 24 (35%) | 26 (32%) | Ca. 18 (<24%) |
| Distance snout to pelvic fins | 28.5 (40%) | 26 (38%) | 27 (33%) | Ca. 18 (<24%) |
| Max. length of ray in D1 | 6.5 (9%) | 6 (9%) | – | |
| Max. length of ray in D2 | 12 (17%) | 9 (13%) | >6 (>7%) | 9 (12%) |
| Max. length of ray in anal fin | 11.5 (16%) | 9 (13%) | >9 (>11%) | |
| Max. length of ray in pectoral fin | 16.5 (23%) | 14 (20%) | 13 (16%) | |
| Max. length of ray in pelvic fin | 15 (21%) | 10 (14%) | 11 (14%) | |
| Basal length of D1 | 8 (11%) | 7 (10%) | – | |
| Basal length of D2 | 12 (17%) | 10 (14%) | 12 (15%) | |
| Basal length of anal fin | 12 (17%) | 9 (13%) | – | |
| Length of caudal peduncle | 17 (24%) | 18 (26%) | 18 (22%) | 18 (24%) |
| Min. height of caudal peduncle | 11 (15%) | 10 (14%) | 11 (14%) | 10 (13%) |
| Max. length of ray in caudal fin | 20 (28%) | 18 (26%) | 16 (20%) |
Values in brackets are morphometric values given in percentage of the standard length. D1 = first dorsal fin, D2 = second dorsal fin, min. = minimum, max. = maximum.