Table V in Junior synonymy of Mulloides armatus and intraspecific comparisons of the yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Mullidae) using a comprehensive alpha-taxonomy approach

Table V. – Means of residuals of morphometric characters (values transformed by multiplication with 103) in two populations of Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatus and M. f. flavicaudus (each with a reference letter used in the group comparisons). F-values of comparisons by one-way ANOVA, probability information (p ≤ 0.01 significance level), and results from multiple comparisons (Scheffe test) are also provided. Letters in parentheses refer to groups showing no significant differences.
Mulloidichthys f. flavolineatus M. f. flavicaudusPacificIndian OceanRed Sea(A)(B)(C)F-valuepScheffe testBody depth at first dorsal-fin origin3.15.7–10.77.00<0.01(A, B) CBody depth at anal-fin origin10.1–1.8–13.510.27 <0.0001 (A, B) (B, C)Half body depth at first dorsal fin origin –0.84.4–3.20.72nsHalf body depth at anal fin origin7.11.7–12.95.44<0.01 (A, B) (B, C)Caudal-peduncle depth13.3–2.3–18.135.84 <0.0001 A, B, CCaudal-peduncle width1.8–15.212.83.85nsMaximum head depth2.55.7–10.07.27<0.01(A, B) CHead depth through eye–2.48.4–5.23.61nsSuborbital depth–8.710.62.44.42nsInterorbital length–1.74.6–2.10.85nsHead length–2.64.0–0.11.85nsSnout length–3.37.9–3.02.91nsPostorbital length–2.67.5–3.62.25nsOrbit length–1.13.3–1.80.28nsOrbit depth–0.6–0.21.10.02nsUpper-jaw length–1.14.2–2.51.16nsLower-jaw length–0.70.50.50.04nsSnout width–5.212.9–5.51.82nsBarbel length–9.14.29.65.45<0.01 (A, B) (B, C)Maximum barbel width–25.110.827.47.35<0.01A (B, C)First predorsal length1.9–0.2–2.81.05nsSecond predorsal length–0.40.40.40.12nsInterdorsal distance4.9–14.07.23.67nsCaudal-peduncle length3.22.1–6.92.15nsPre-anal length–0.4–3.84.45.62<0.01 (A, B) (A, C)Prepelvic length0.92.7–4.21.25nsPrepectoral length–0.84.8–3.82.52nsSecond dorsal-fin depth11.41.0–18.215.39 <0.0001 (A, B) CPelvic-fin depth4.65.5–13.09.940.0001(A, B) CPectoral-fin depth7.74.9–16.812.58 <0.0001 (A, B) CLength of first dorsal-fin base–3.75.9–0.61.31nsLength of second dorsal-fin base–1.8–5.58.42.69nsCaudal-fin length7.51.0–11.59.71<0.001 (A, B) (B, C)Length of anal-fin base–12.25.313.36.27<0.01 (A, B) (B, C)Anal-fin height7.610.4–21.412.24 <0.0001 (A, B) CPelvic-fin length5.310.0–18.522.73 <0.0001 (A, B) CPectoral-fin length6.34.4–13.89.17<0.001(A, B) CPectoral-fin width–4.1–3.910.32.25nsFirst dorsal-fin height2.012.0–15.57.86<0.001 (A, B) (A, C)Second dorsal-fin height9.411.4–26.518.68 <0.0001 (A, B) C