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. 2015 Feb 4;(481):109–130. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.481.8755

Table 1.

Morphometrics and meristic data for Rhinolekos capetinga. SD, standard deviation.

Rhinolekos capetinga, holotype and paratypes (n=30)
Holotype Range Mean SD
SL 37.5 22.9–39.1 34.3 3.6
Percents of SL
Predorsal length 42.2 38.9−49.9 44.7 2.0
Preanal length 53.4 48.2−60.3 54.0 2.7
Prepectoral length 26.2 19.1−26.2 23.2 1.4
Prepelvic length 33.3 31.5−39.5 35.2 2.0
Postanal length 34.4 28.0−38.7 34.8 2.5
Thoracic length 13.1 9.6−15.2 12.9 1.5
Abdominal Length 19.7 11.8−23.5 19.2 2.2
Caudal peduncle depth 6.6 5.8−8.6 6.9 0.6
Head length 21.6 19.6−26.6 22.4 1.5
Head width 22.1 17.6−26.6 21.8 1.8
Head depth 11.9 10.8−15.7 12.8 1.0
Base of dorsal-fin length 10.9 9.3−13.0 10.5 1.0
Folded dorsal-fin length 20.7 13.9−21.3 19.1 1.4
Pectoral-fin unbranched ray length 20.1 13.6−22.9 19.9 1.9
Pelvic-fin unbranched ray length 15.3 13.3−17.5 15.6 1.2
Snout-opercle length 21.8 18.8−26.3 21.9 1.5
Percents of HL
Snout length 60.9 60.7−85.2 72.4 5.8
Orbital diameter 19.6 12.2−23.2 17.1 2.3
Interorbital length 45.4 40.4−55.8 46.6 3.8
Prenasal length 48.8 41.3−60.2 51.4 4.4
Suborbital depth 26.3 19.0−39.7 25.6 4.5
Meristics Holotype Range Mode SD
Left premaxillary teeth 26 15−34 22
Left dentary teeth 24 14−31 26
Dorsal plates 27 24−28 27
Mid-dorsal plates 17 16−20 18
Median plates 25 23−27 25
Mid-ventral plates 25 20−24 22
Ventral plates 18 15−18 17