Table 3 in New records of two roughy fish species of Hoplostethus and a confirmed record of H. crassispinus Kotlyar, 1980 (Trachichthyiformes, Trachichthyidae) from Taiwan

Table 3. Meristic data of Hoplostehus crassispinus. Data of type and other specimens were obtained from Kotlyar (1980) and Kotlyar (1986). Paired-fin characters are presented as left/right.
Hoplostethus crassispinusThis studyKotlyar (1980)Kotlyar (1986)ASIZP 0065017Types and non-typesAll specimens (n = 16)Dorsal-fin elementsVI, 13VI-VII, 12-13VI-VII, 12-13Pectoral-fin elements17/1516-1715-17Pelvic-fin elementsI, 6/I, 6I, 6I, 6Anal-fin elementsIII, 9III, 9III-IV, 8-9Gill rakers5+1+12=186+1+11-13=18-206+1+11-13=18-20Pseudobranchial filaments27N/A23-28Lateral-line scales2827-2928-30Abdominal scutes1511-1510-15Predorsal scales23N/A21-23Pyloric caecaN/A40-5040-50Vertebrae11+16=2710+16=2610+16=26