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Table 3.

Truss dimension results of kelp grouper (Epinephelus bruneus), red spotted grouper (E. akaara) and seven-banded grouper (E. septemfasciatus)*

Morphometric measurements	E. bruneus (%)	E. akaara (%)	E. septemfasciatus (%)
1×2/SL	54.0±2.54^a	55.5±3.11^a	55.3±2.91^a
1×6/SL	44.7±1.64^a	48.3±3.64^b	47.7±2.13^b
1×7/SL	28.9±1.31^a	34.6±1.62^b	33.8±1.86^b
1×9/SL	21.6±1.02^a	22.1±1.37^a	24.6±1.25^b
1×11/SL	12.8±1.89^b	9.7±1.84^a	13.6±1.60^b
2×3/SL	9.6±1.70^a	9.2±1.90^a	12.5±1.03^b
2×4/SL	17.5±1.62^b	14.3±1.67^a	14.0±2.47^a
2×5/SL	16.1±1.46^b	12.0±1.39^a	11.4±2.24^a
3×4/SL	15.9±1.35^b	12.9±1.14^a	11.9±1.38^a
3×5/SL	18.8±0.92^b	14.5±2.03^a	14.6±2.84^a
3×6/SL	35.1±2.10^a	36.5±1.13^a	36.7±2.89^a
4×5/SL	18.1±1.53^b	14.9±1.76^a	14.4±1.41^a
5×6/SL	16.8±1.14^a	16.1±1.10^a	20.8±1.15^b
6×7/SL	30.2±2.72^a	30.3±1.88^a	31.3±2.93^a
6×9/SL	37.3±2.37^b	36.4±2.66^b	33.5±1.75^a
6×11/SL	37.6±2.17^b	38.6±2.23^b	34.2±1.58^a
7×8/SL	9.2±1.40^a	9.5±1.89^a	10.7±1.39^a
7×9/SL	10.5±1.37^a	14.1±1.14^b	11.6±1.26^a
7×11/SL	19.5±1.58^b	23.8±1.71^c	15.7±1.80^a
9×10/SL	6.3±0.68^a	6.6±1.55^a	6.4±0.53^a
9×11/SL	11.9±1.08^b	12.7±1.29^b	6.8±1.50^a

For abbreviations and each dimension, see Table 1 and Figs. 1b, 2b and 3b. The values are means ± SD (n=150) of triplicate groups. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA on data transformed to the arcsine of the square root. Different capital letters on the values indicate statistical significance among morphometric distances (P < 0.05). Different small letters on the values indicate statistical significance among ratios of morphometric dimension/standard length (SL) (P < 0.05). Different small letters on ‘a’ means the smallest value, ‘b’ means larger than ‘a’ value and ‘c’ means the largest value among 3 species data.