TABLE 4 in Taxonomic redescription and molecular confirmation of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Acanthuriformes: Lutjanidae) from the Andaman Islands, India

TABLE 4. Comparison of meristic counts of Lutjanus rufolineatus from Andaman waters with the same species and its congeners.
MeristicsPresent Study L. rufolineatus (n=6)L. rufolineatus (Allen 1995)L. boutton (Allen 1995)L. dodecacanthoides (Koeda et al. 2014)Dorsal SpineXIXIXXIIDorsal soft rays13–1413–1413–1412Anal spineIIIIIIIIIIIIAnal soft rays8888Caudal fin rays17***Pectoral fin rays15–1616–1716–1716Pelvic spineI**IPelvic fin rays5**5Lateral line count47–4945–4845–4848Scale row above lateral line8–9669 1/2Scale row below lateral line 16–19**20Scale row on Cheek7–88–118–116Gill raker upper6–76–76–76Gill raker lower13–1413–1513–1511