Table 2 in New data on the western Balkan leuciscids Alburnoides and Alburnus (Teleostei, Leuciscidae) from the Vjosa River, Albania

Table 2. Diagnostic characters for examined Alburnoides samples of North, Black, and Adriatic basins from the Rhine southwards to Vjosa in Albania. Modal values are in bold. Identification sensu Stierandová et al. (2016)Our identifications, including presumed speciesTotal lateral line scalesAnal fin branched raysTotal vertebraeAbdominal vertebraeCaudal vertebraePredorsal abdominal vertebraeMost frequent vertebral formulaeMost frequent states of the ventral keel development as part of keel length covered by scales (scaled)A. bipunctatus Lineage IA. bipunctatus, Rhine (n = 22)45-51; 48-50; 48.413½–17½; 14½– 15 ½; [14.5] ½40-42; 41; 41.420-21; 20; 20.220-22; 21; 21.213-15; 14; 14.220+21½ to ¾ scaledAlburnoides sp. Lineage IVA. cf. bipunctatus, Sava, upper Danube (n = 50)45-54; 49-50; 48.912½–15½; 13 ½; [13.3] ½40-42; 41; 41.120-21; 20; 20.320-22; 21; 20.813-15; 14; 13.920+21, 21+212/3 scaledA. ohridanus Lineage VIIA. ohridanus, Ohrid L. (n = 33)42-46; 44; 43.910½–13½; 11 ½; [11.4] ½38-40; 39; 39.019-21; 20; 20.018-20; 19; 18.912-14; 13; 12.820+19½ to ¾ scaled-A. cf. ohridanus, Skadar L. (n = 19)42-47; 44; 44.312½–15½; 12 ½– 13 ½; [12.8] ½39-41; 40; 39.920-21; 20; 20.319-20; 20; 19.713-14; 14; 13.820+20¼ to 1/3 scaledA. prespensis complex Lineage IXA. prespensis Prespa L. (n = 3)42-44; 43.010½–11½; 10 ½; [10.3] ½39; 39.020; 20.019; 19.013; 13.020+19¾ to completely scaledA. prespensis complex *A. fangfangae (n = 44)6-53; 48-49; 48.311½–14½; 12 ½; [12.1] ½40-42; 40-41; 40.620-21; 20; 20.519-21; 20; 20.113-14; 14; 13.820+20, 21+20, 20+211/3 to 0 scaled (=completely scaleless)A. prespensis complex *A. devolli (n = 15)44-48; 47; 46.211½–13½; 12 ½; [12.1] ½40-41; 40; 40.320-21; 20; 20.519-20; 20; 19.812-13; 13; 12.720+20¾ to completely scaledA. prespensis complex Lineage VIIIA. cf. devolli Vjosa (NMW 55760, n = 40)43-50; 44-49; 46.810½–12½; 11 ½; [11.3] ½39-41; 40; 40.420-21; 20; 20.519-21; 20; 19.913-15; 14; 13.720+20; 21+20½ to ¾ scaled