TABLE 1 in Ariosoma tamilicum (Anguilliformes: Congridae): a new eel species from the Indian waters

TABLE 1. Meristic and morphometric data of Ariosoma tamilicum sp. nov. collected from the Indian waters.
Ariosoma tamilicum sp. nov.HolotypeTypes + non-typesTotal length (mm)244230–308 (n=26)%TLMean (Range)Head length17.517.5 (16.7–18.6)Depth at gill opening5.05.6 (4.9–6.4)Depth at anus5.55.6 (4.4–6.5)Width at anus4.04.5 (3.8–5.3)Predorsal length16.316.1 (15.0–17.7)Preanal length48.445.5 (43.8–47.1)Trunk length29.228.1 (26.5–30.6)Tail length51.654.5 (52.9–56.2)%HLSnout length19.920.9 (19.5–23.9)Eye diameter18.917.8 (15.2–20.3)Interorbital width17.012.6 (9.6–16.6)Upper jaw length28.627.7 (25.4–29.8)Gill opening width14.216.9 (13.5–21.9)Interbranchial width14.316.2 (13.4–19.9)Pectoral-fin length31.033.8 (30.7–37.7)MeristicsPDV77–8PAV4845–49PCV5959–60TV126120–129PDP76–8PAP4943–47TP118116–121