Table II in Junior synonymy of Mulloides armatus and intraspecific comparisons of the yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Mullidae) using a comprehensive alpha-taxonomy approach

Table II. – Quantitative morphological and meristic characters and one qualitative character for adults of two populations of Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatus and M. f. flavicaudus.
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatusM. f. flavicaudusPacificIndian OceanRed SeaMin Mean Max n Min Mean Max n Min Mean Max nMorphometric charactersTotal length (mm)120208.432235125 204.734026117190.426025SL (mm)93167.92874395163.62882991153.925328in % TLSL7578.083357678.381267778.68125in % SLBody depth at first dorsal-fin origin2123.526432223.626292122.82528Body depth at anal-fin origin1719.922421719.321291618.82128Half body depth at first dorsal fin origin1619.021431719.221271618.92126Half body depth at anal fin origin1214.416421314.216291213.61627Caudal-peduncle depth8.49.19.7438.08.89.5297.98.49.228Caudal-peduncle width3.03.94.6432.73.84.5293.24.04.528Maximum head depth1920.622431920.722291819.92128Head depth through eye1616.918431517.319291616.81928Suborbital depth8.29.912438.010.312298.910.01128Interorbital length7.48.59.5437.78.69.8297.78.49.528Head length2729.833432830.332292930.13228Snout length1213.215431213.516291213.11528Postorbital length9.310.111.3 439.710.412299.110.21128Orbit length5.67.38.6436.37.49.0296.07.49.028Orbit depth5.16.47.7435.76.47.6295.36.58.128Upper-jaw length8.39.0 10.1 438.29.110298.49.09.728Lower-jaw length7.88.69.7437.68.610297.68.69.328Snout width5.66.88.4425.87.18.9295.66.88.028Barbel length1820.123431920.723291921.02328Maximum barbel width0.60.81.1430.60.81.0290.70.91.128First predorsal length3740.043433739.843293839.64128Second predorsal length6466.569426366.669296466.66928