Table 1 in A taxonomic revision of ten whitefish species from the lakes Lucerne, Sarnen, Sempach and Zug, Switzerland, with descriptions of seven new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae)

Table 1. Morphological and meristic characters, their abbreviations, and a brief description of each character. Morphological charactersAbbreviationDescriptionBodyPelvic fin basePelvFBLength between insertions of finPelvic fin „spine“ lengthPelvFSLength from upper insertion point of fin to tip of spine; the spine is actually an elongated scale structurePelvic fin lengthPelvFLength from upper insertion point of fin to tip of longest unbranched rayPectoral fin basePecFBLength between insertions of finPectoral fin 1 lengthPecF1Length from upper insertion point of fin to tip of unbranched rayPectoral fin 2 lengthPecF2Length from upper insertion point of fin to tip of longest branched rayDorsal fin baseDFBLength between insertions of finLength of anterior part of dorsal fin erectedDFAeLength from anterior insertion point of fin to tip of longest unbranched ray, when fin is fully erectedLength of anterior part of dorsal fin depressedDFAdLength from anterior insertion point of fin to tip of longest unbranched ray, when fin is depressedLength of posterior part of dorsal fin erectedDFPeLength from posterior insertion point of fin to tip of most posterior ray, when fin is erectedAnal fin baseAFBLength between insertions of finLength of anterior part of the anal finAFAeLength from anterior insertion point of fin to tip of longest ray, when fin is fully erectedAdipose fin baseAdFBLength between insertions of finCaudal fin lengthCFLength from the middle of hypural plate of the caudal fin (internally the expanded bones at the end of the backbone that support the caudal fin, externally where the lateral line scales end) to the tip of the longest unbranched ray either being on the dorsal or ventral part of the caudal finCaudal peduncle depthCDVertical distance between dorsal and ventral margins of the caudal peduncle at its narrowest partCaudal peduncle lengthCLLength from posterior insertion point of anal fin to the middle of the hypural plate of the caudal finLength from posterior part of adipose fin to caudal fin basePAdCLength from anterior insertion point of adipose fin to the middle of the hypural plate of the caudal finDorsal head lengthDHLLength from tip of snout to most posterior part of the frontal head bonePrepelvic lengthPrePLength from tip of snout to anterior insertion point of pelvic finPreanal lengthPreALength from tip of snout to anterior insertion point of anal finStandard lengthSLLength from tip of snout to the middle of the hypural plate of the caudal finTotal lengthTLLength from tip of snout to the tip of longest unbranched ray either being on the dorsal or ventral part of the caudal finPredorsal lengthPreDLength from tip of snout to anterior insertion point of dorsal finBody depthBDVertical distance between dorsal and ventral margins of body from anterior insertion point of dorsal fin to anterior insertion point of anal fin: not necessarily the greatest body depthPostdorsal lengthPostDLength from posterior insertion point of dorsal fin to middle of hypural plate of the caudal finHeadEye diameterEDHorizontal distance across the midline of the eye from the anterior to the posterior margin of the soft eye tissueEye cavityECHorizontal distance across the midline of the eye from the anterior margin of the eye socket to the posterior margin of the eye cavityEye heightEHVertical distance across the midline of the eye from the dorsal margin of the eye cavity to the ventral margin of the eye cavityEye socketESHorizontal distance from the anterior margin of the eye socket to the most anterior point of the posterior margin of the eye socketPostorbital lengthPostOLength from posterior margin of the eye to the most posterior point of the operculumHead lengthHLLength from the tip of snout to most posterior point of the operculum marginHead depthHDTransverse distance between margins at the widest point of the head.Head widthHWDistance between the anterior margins of the left and right operculumMouth widthMWTransverse distance between margins of the upper and lower jawUpper jaw lengthUJLength from the tip of the snout to most posterior point of the upper jawLower jaw lengthLJLength from the most anterior point of the lower jaw to the lower jaw insertionLower jaw widthLJWLength between the posterior left and right side of the lower jawUper jaw widthUJWLength between the anterior left and right point of the upper jawLength of maxillaMLength from the most anterior point of the maxilla to the most posterior point of the maxillaSnout lengthSNLength from tip of snout to anterior margin of the eyeSnout depthSDVertical distance from the upper to the lower margin of the rostral plateSnout widthSWHorizontal distance from the left to the right margin of the rostral plateInterorbital widthIOWDistance between the anterior margin of the left and right eye cavityInternarial widthINWDistance between the right and left nostrilsGillUpper arch lengthUALength of the first hypobranchial (upper arch) from the most anterior point to the joint of the hypo- and ceratobranchial where the middle raker emergesLower arch lengthLALength of the first ceratobranchial (lower arch) from the most posterior point to the joint of the hypo- and ceratobranchial where the middle raker emergesMiddle gill raker lengthMGRLength of the gill raker directly at the joint of the hypo- and ceratobranchia, from the insertion of the gill raker to the tip of the gill rakerLongest gill raker lengthLGRLength of the longest gill raker on either the hypo- and ceratobranchia, from the insertion of the gill raker to the tip of the gill rakerMersitic charactersAcronymDescriptionPelvic fin raysPelvFRNumber of unbranched and branched raysPectoral fin raysPecFRNumber of unbranched and branched raysDorsal fin raysDFRNumber of unbranched and branched rays; the posterior most dorsal rays are often borne from a single pterygiophore (the bones on which the rays articulate), in such a case the two rays are counted as 2 rays, rudimentary unbranched rays at the anterior part of the fin are countedAnal fin raysAFRNumber of unbranched and branched rays; the posterior most anal rays are often borne from a single pterygiophore (the bones on which the rays articulate), in such a case the two rays are acounted as 2 rays, rudimentary unbranched rays at the anterior part of the fin are countedLateral line scalesLSScales bearing the lateral-line column canal from the head to the end of the hybpural plate of the caudal pedunclePredorsal scalesPDSDorsal scales starting from the posterior end of the head to the anterior insertion of the dorsal finTransverse dorsal scalesTDSNumber of scale rows between anterior insertion of the dorsal fin and the lateral line, not accounting for the lateral line scale and the scale on the dorsal midline (in front of the dorsal fin)Transverse anal scalesTASNumber of scale rows between anterior insertion of the anal fin and the lateral line, not accounting for the lateral line scale and the scale on the ventral midline (in front of the anal fin)Transverse pelvic scalesTPSNumber of scale rows between anterior insertion of the pelvic fin and the lateral line, not accounting for the lateral line scale and the scale on the ventral midline (in front of the pelvic fin)Upper arch gill raker numberUGRNumber of gill rakers on first upper arch; all rakers including rudimentary developed rakersLower arch gill raker numberLGRNumber of gill rakers on first lower arch; all rakers including rudimentary developed rakers and the middle rakerTotal gill raker numbertotal GRGill raker number of upper and lower arch combined