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

Table II. – Morphometrics, body proportions, counts and other features of Merluccius senegalensis.
TFMCBM-VP/01449 804 mm TL Present studySvetovidov (1986) Cohen et al. (1990) Lloris et al. (2005, 2016)Morphometrics and body proportionsmmin %SLin %HLin %SL in %HLStandard length756––––Pectoral fin length13017.2–16.5-21.3–Pelvic fin length11415.1–13.1-16.9–Maximum body depth10914.4–––Head length21628.6–24.9-27.7–Snout length759.934.7–30.2-34.1Upper jaw length10614.048.8–47.1-50.6Eye diameter34.54.616.0–17.1-20.8Inter-orbital width577.526.4–27.0-31.0Pectoral fin tips reaching…Vertical line at anal-fin originMeristicsFirst dorsal fin raysI + 10I + 7 - 12Second dorsal fin rays4037-43Anal fin rays4036-40Pectoral fin rays1512-15Upper gill rakers (1st arch)53-4Lower gill rakers (1st arch)1510-17Total gill rakers (1st arch)2012-21Scales along lateral line148124-155Total vertebrae5151-56Cervical vertebrae66Ribs on each cervical vertebrae44Precaudal vertebrae2525-28Caudal vertebrae2625-29Other distinguishing featuresSoft raysAll branchedScales on lacrimalNotDorsal surface of headFlatter and wider than in M. MerlucciusColour of peritoneal membraneWhite