TABLE 1 in Generic reassignment of Centropristis fuscula Poey, 1861 (Teleostei: Serranidae), with re-description of the species and comments on its geographical range and sexual system

TABLE 1. Serranus fusculus selected counts and proportional measurements, in percentage of SL.
CharacterHolotype*Examined Specimens Brazil (35) Caribbean (8) USA (20)RangeStandard length, mm14153.4–159.360.0–164.853.4–164.8Body depth29.727.8–31.928.2–35.427.8–35.4Caudal-peduncle depth12.710.6–12.511.2–12.410.6–12.5Head length38.337.6–42.637.3–40.937.3–42.6Snout length9.39.7–12.09.0–10.59.0–12.0Orbit diameter12.39.8–12.210.9–13.09.8–13.0Interorbital width6.85.2–8.46.4–7.45.2–8.4Postorbital length18.316.4–19.417.6–20.816.4–20.8Upper-jaw length17.716.1–18.217.0–18.916.1–18.9Pre-dorsal-fin length43.336.7–42.535.2–42.435.2–42.5Pre-anal-fin length70.064.4–73.868.1–78.864.4–78.8Pectoral-fin length26.725.0–29.126.0–29.725.0–29.7Pelvic-fin length23.321.0–24.821.6–24.921.0–24.9Longest dorsal-fin spine length15.313.9–16.712.7–16.912.7–16.9Longest anal-fin spine length9.47.9–10.39.0–10.67.9–10.6Dorsal-fin elementsX,12X,11–12X,12X,11–12Anal-fin elementsIII,7III,7III,7III,7Pectoral-fin rays1817–1817–1817–18Pelvic-fin elementsI,5I,5I,5I,5Lateral-line scales4846–5145–5045–51Scales around peduncle3130–3130–3130–31Lower gill rakers11312–1512–1512–15Upper gill rakers10705–0805–0705–08Total gill rakers12018–2218–2118–22Cheek scales0605–060605–06Scales above lateral line04040404Scales below lateral line12121212Pre-caudal vertebrae-10-10Total vertebrae2424-24
1 Including rudiments.
*Data from Jordan & Eigenmann (1890), Robins & Starck (1961), and this work.