TABLE 6 in Five new ocellus-bearing species of the cusk-eel genus Neobythites (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes) from the West Pacific, with establishment of three new species groups

TABLE 6. Meristic, morphometric, quantitative colour, and otolith characters in Neobythites pako n. sp. and N. malayanus.
N. pako n. sp.N. malayanusSolomon SeaTypes, (Sumbawa)LombokPhilippinesVanuatuallHTMinMeanMaxnn =2MinMeanMaxnMinMeanMaxnMinMeanMaxnSL (in mm)16587126.41485138–171+76131.21993284108.0159576128.119944Meristic charactersDorsal-fin rays929091.6935939293.896129293.69659093.29623Caudal-fin rays888.084–88.081188.08588.0820Anal-fin rays777474.8765747476.779127576.47757476.17923Pectoral-fin rays282727.0274272626.72862727.02722626.82813Precaudal vertebrae131212.813513–131212.913121313.01351212.91324Total vertebrae565454.6555555455.757125656.05655455.55723Pseudobranchial filaments233.3433–333.032622.43522.9435Dorsal-fin origin above vertebra nr.655.6655–655.361255.86555.5624Anal-fin origin below dorsal fin ray nr.211919.420520–201719.221121819.02051719.22124Anal-fin origin below vertebra nr.151515.015515–151515.116121515.41651515.11624Developed gill rakers101010.01059–1089.8113189.610589.81143Total gillrakers201718.019518–181718.120101717.51821718.02019Morphometric charactersin % SLHead length222323.8255242224.728322122.62452124.32843Body depth at anal-fin origin201919.2205201719.120101718.31951718.92021Upper-jaw length121111.6125121111.712101111.81241111.71220Orbit length4.54.74.95.045.14.24.85.6274.85.15.344.24.85.636Preanal distance414445.5475453942.246103940.84343942.94720Predorsal distance252626.4285272426.929312526.02752426.72942Pelvic-fin to anal-fin origin distance252525.9275272224.83092425.32742225.33019Pelvic-fin length141515.3165151416.520251516.21741416.32035Gill-filament length1.91.92.02.152.01.32.23.8321.41.51.751.32.13.843Postorbital distance131414.3155151315.517181313.71441315.01728in % HLUpper-jaw length544948.849549–504447.951105051.35244448.95221Orbit length212020.721420–211619.723272122.12341620.12337Gill-filament length8.88.08.59.158.0–8.25.28.914326.36.87.355.28.61444Postorbital distance585760.261560–615661.266185959.66145660.86629Central ocellus charactersSnout tip to ocellus spot distance % SL464747.8495484448.252314346.04854347.95242Dorsal-fin rays covered by spot766.8856–667.1101078.09367.11020First dorsal fin ray in spot222122.423521–232023.627102021.02232022.72720Central-most ray in spot252425.626524–262526.930102424.72532426.13020Vertical-scale rows covered by spot000.0050–000.001000.00300.0020Otolith charactersin % SLOtolith length4.8-5.65.35.35.325.15.25.345.15.25.36Otolith height2.8-3.13.13.23.323.03.23.443.03.23.46Sulcus length3.8-3.94.04.04.123.33.53.743.33.74.16Ostium length2.7-2.62.62.62.722.12.32.542.12.42.76Ostium height0.65-0.940.860.900.9320.770.800.8340.770.840.936in % sulcus lengthOstium length71-66–726565.46626165.66846165.5687Ostium height17-24–252122.22322122.92542122.7257in % ostium lengthOstium height25-35–363234.03623235.03843234.7387
+ tail broken, only data for anterior body part and measurements not related to Sl available for larger specimen.