Table I in Merluccius polli and M. senegalensis (Merlucciidae) as first records from the Canary Islands (north-eastern Atlantic), with morphology data

Table I. – Morphometrics, body proportions, counts and other features of Merluccius polli.
TFMCBM-VP/01952 624 mm TL present studyCohen et Lloris et al.Cohen et al. (1990) Lloris et al. (2005, 2016)Morphometrics and body proportionsmmin %SLin %HLin %SLSLin %HLStandard length559––––Pectoral fin length (left)97.217.4–17.7-21.821.8–Pectoral fin length (right)94.817.0–17.7-21.821.8–Pelvic fin length73.513.2–13.0-16.716.7–Maximum body depth64.311.5–––Head length14526.0–24.8-29.129.1–Snout length51.69.235.5–30.2-35.9Upper jaw length71.412.849.2–45.3-51.3Eye diameter26.24.718.0–16.4-21.8Inter-orbital width36.76.625.3–24.1-28.0Pectoral fin tips reaching …Nearly reaching (left) / reaching (right) origin of anal fin) Usually of anal finUsually reaching origin of anal fin; not in large individualsMeristicsFirst dorsal fin raysI + 10I +I + 7 - 12Second dorsal fin rays393636-41Anal fin rays393636-42Pectoral fin rays16 (left) / 15 (right)1414-17Upper gill rakers (1st arch)211-3Lower gill rakers (1st arch)877-9Total gill rakers (1st arch)1088-12Scales along lateral lineca. 1169898-127Total vertebrae565252-57Cervical vertebrae55Ribs on each cervical vertebrae33Precaudal vertebrae282323-28Caudal vertebrae282727-31Other distinguishing featuresSoft raysAll branchedScales on lacrimalYesDorsal surface of headLarge and little depressedCaudal finWhite-edged