Table 3.
Morphometric measurements and meristic counts of Gymnothorax kidako, G. mucifer, G. niphostigmus, and G. pseudokidako sp. nov. The means of morphometric measurement and number of vertebrae are given in parentheses
| G. kidako | G. mucifer | G. niphostigmus |
G.pseudokidakosp. nov. |
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| holotype | Total | ||||
| n = 15 | n = 23 | n = 12 | ASIZP0080920 | n = 15 | |
| TL (mm) | 572–840 | 221–666 | 635–950 | 801 | 608–1041 |
| As % of TL | |||||
| Tail length | 52.9–56.4 (54.1) | 51.0–58.4 (54.9)b | 52.4–55.1 (53.7)c | 51.7 | 50.5–53.0 (51.7)e |
| Preanal length | 44.2–47.3 (46.1) | 41.6–48.4 (45.0)b | 45.5–48.2 (46.7)c | 48.3 | 47.0–49.5 (48.2)e |
| Trunk length | 31.5–34.6 (33.2) | 28.6–35.1 (32.3)b | 31.4–35.3 (33.4)c | 35.2 | 33.3–35.9 (34.6)e |
| Head length | 12.0–14.0 (12.9) | 11.5–13.7 (12.6)b | 12.2–14.1 (13.3)c | 13.0 | 12.6–14.3 (13.7)e |
| Predorsal length | 8.1–10.5 (9.1) | 8.4–10.5 (9.5)b | 8.1–10.2 (9.4)c | 10.0 | 8.4–11.2 (10.1)e |
| Body depth at gill opening | 6.8–10.0 (7.9) | 3.7–7.6 (5.4)b | 5.7–8.8 (7.4)c | 9.3 | 7.5–10.6 (9.4)e |
| Body depth at anus | 5.2–7.6 (6.3) | 3.5–5.9 (4.7)b | 5.1–6.7 (5.9)c | 7.5 | 5.6–7.9 (6.9)e |
| As % of HL | |||||
| Predorsal length | 61.0–85.4 (71.0) | 66.1–87.0 (75.8) | 61.7–82.6 (71.8) | 76.9 | 66.4–81.8 (74.4) |
| Length of upper jaw | 39.5–49.8 (43.5) | 38.2–53.2 (44.3) | 39.9–48.1 (43.6) | 45.7 | 39.1–51.0 (44.9) |
| Length of lower jaw | 38.7–49.3 (42.8) | 37.6–50.8 (43.6) | 38.7–47.6 (42.4) | 44.2 | 40.9–49.3 (44.7) |
| Snout length | 18.5–22.2 (20.5) | 16.9–22.5 (19.5) | 17.2–20.9 (19.1) | 22.2 | 19.8–22.8 (21.4) |
| Interorbital width | 9.5–14.8 (12.4) | 8.6–11.2 (10.2) | 10.1–15.6 (11.6) | 12.2 | 10.8–13.9 (12.3) |
| Eye diameter | 7.1–9.4 (8.0) | 8.5–12.2 (10.2) | 7.3–10.2 (8.5) | 8.7 | 7.2–9.7 (8.4) |
| Teeth | |||||
| Peripheral intermaxillary | 5–7a | 5–7 | 6–7d | 6–7 | 5–8 |
| Median intermaxillary | 2–4a | 2–4 | 1–3d | 3 | 2–3 |
| Maxillary | 10–16a | 10–18 | 10–17d | 15–16 | 12–17 |
| Vomerine | 7–13a | 5–20 | 2–14d | 14 | 6–18 |
| Dentary | 16–20a | 17–27 | 17–25d | 25 | 17–26 |
| Vertebrae | |||||
| Predorsal | 4–6 (5) | 4–6 (5) | 4–6 (5) | 5 | 4–7 (5) |
| Preanal | 52–57 (56) | 51–55 (53) | 53–57 (55) | 55 | 53–57 (55) |
| Total | 137–143 (140) | 130–141 (137)b | 140–146 (144)c | 139 | 134–139 (137)e |
| White margin of anal fin | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
adentition counts from 12 specimens, not including TOU-AE 4828, 4829, and 4830. bdata from 18 specimens, not including DOS 06261, 06262, 06265, 06268, and TOU-AE 4163, due to damage of their tails. cdata from nine specimens, not including TOU-AE 5606, ASIZP056941, and TFRI-TT063, due to damage of their tails. ddentition counts from seven specimens, not including TOU-AE 0238, 4981, 4982, 5582, and 5606. edata from 13 specimens, not including DOS 07910 and DOS 07961, due to damage of their tails.