Table 2. Meristics of syntypes of Copeina arnoldi BMNH 109.4.2.25–26 (2), syntypes of Copeina carsevennensis BMNH 1899.7.26.1–5 (2), and paralectotypes of Copella eigenmanni BMNH 1911.10.31.140 (2).

	Copeina arnoldi			Copeina carsevennensis			Copella eigenmanni
	Syntypes			Syntypes			Paralectotypes
Dorsal-fin rays	ii8	and	ii8	ii8	and	ii8	ii8	and	-
Pectoral-fin rays	i8	and	i8	i8	and	i9	i9	and	i8
Pelvic-fin rays	i6	and	i7	i7	and	i7	i7	and	i7
Anal-fin rays	iii9		-	iii9	and	iii9	iii9	and	iii9
Caudal-fin rays	i8,7i		-	-		-	-		-
Predorsal scales	13	and	14	15	and	15	14	and	14
First longitudinal scale row	13	and	14	15	and	13	13	and	14
Fourth longitudinal scale row	-		23	25	and	25	24	and	23
Longitudinal scale rows dorsal to pelvic	5	and	5	6	and	5	6	and	6
Longitudinal scale rows dorsal to anal	5	and	5	5	and	5	5	and	5
Circumpeduncular scale rows	10	and	10	10	and	10	10	and	10
Total vertebrae	37		-	37	and	37	-		-