TABLE 2 in Two new species of the codling fish genus Physiculus from Lakshadweep, India (Gadiformes: Moridae)

TABLE 2. Comparison of the new species with their Indian Ocean congeners and two closely similar species from western Pacific Ocean. Those cells with overlapped values of new species are shaded in gray. Data sources: A: this study. B. Shcherbachev (1993). C. Paulin (1989).
TaxonInV-LO/LO/ScalePelvic-Dorsal-Anal-Pectoral-VertebraeGill1stOther charactersDataInV-af (%)InV-af (%)seriesfin raysfin raysfin raysfin raysrakersDorsal-finsources(2 nd)height(% HL)P. indicus18.6­‒29.06­.4‒12.090‒102756­‒6­055‒6­0~225212‒1325.1‒39.1Teeth equal in size;Asp. nov.snout scaled
P. lakshadeepa 24.4‒29.0 6­.0‒9.6­ 84‒95 7 51‒59 53‒59 ~18 49 14‒17 51.7‒6­2.8 Teeth equal in size; A sp. nov. snout scaled
P. capensis 19.0‒19.7 15.1‒15.8 98‒110 7 54‒57 6­0‒6­2 26­‒28 49‒50 12‒13 53.5‒6­1.6­ Jaw teeth in a B 20.4‒30.6­ 5.4‒10.0 105‒110 53‒6­2 58‒6­5 24‒25 48‒51 2‒3+9 graded series; snout C
naked.
P. andriashevi 21.0‒28.4 11.9‒18.2 124‒140 5 72‒80 73‒80 21‒23 59‒6­0 13‒18 26­.7‒38.1 B
P. rhodopinnis 24.3‒26­.7 11.2‒16­.4 120‒130 5 71‒76­ 76­‒79 23 57‒58 11‒14 34.9‒36­.3 B (Indo-W Pacific) 21.3‒27.2 10.1‒15.9 120‒140 6­8‒76­ 70‒80 53‒56­ 3‒4+7‒12 C
P. argyropastus 31.7‒41.7 9.2‒14.1 93‒99 6­‒7 55‒6­1 6­0‒6­7 21‒24 50‒54 14‒19 33.1‒51.1 B
23.0‒36­.0 4.6­‒9.8 ca. 56­‒6­0 58‒6­5 53‒56­ 2‒3+9‒11 C
90‒95
P. marisrubri 31.4‒38.0 12.9‒15.2 75‒80 5 58‒6­3 6­2‒6­8 21‒25 52‒53 22‒24 41.8‒44.6­ B
32.9‒36­.9 8.0‒8.9 ca. 80 58‒6­3 6­3‒6­8 55 5+12‒14 C
P. normani 39.0‒39.1 7.6­‒11.0 86­‒97 5 59‒6­6­ 6­4‒70 23‒24 50‒53 10‒12 30.4 Jaw teeth in a B 34.9‒38.2 7.1‒9.4 86­‒95 6­0‒6­3 6­7‒70 51 2‒3+8‒9 graded series; snout C
naked
P. nielseni 39.1 10.80 105 5 6­5+ 6­4+ 24 48+ 12‒14 30.5 Snout naked B
P. fedorovi [‒8.5] 25.7 126 7 62 68 23‒24 52 10‒11 35.1 B
P. dalwigkii 0.0‒2.4 17.5‒20.0 119‒126­ 6­3‒6­8 6­6­‒75 / 52‒55 2‒3+7‒9 Jaw teeth in a C 7.0‒9.4 14.4‒24.5 127‒135 5 6­4‒6­5 6­8‒71 24‒26­ 56 10‒13 39.4‒40.6­ graded series B
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