TABLE 3 in Five new ocellus-bearing species of the cusk-eel genus Neobythites (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes) from the West Pacific, with establishment of three new species groups

TABLE 3. Meristic, morphometric, quantitative colour, and otolith characters in Neobythites japonicus n. sp. and the two other kenyaensis group species.
N. japonicus n. sp.N. kenyaensisN. ocellatusHTMinMeanMaxnMinMeanMaxnSL (in mm)16797127.61621566112.514717Meristic charactersDorsal-fin rays919798.8102139598.010018Caudal-fin rays877.781077.9814Anal-fin rays758081.884128182.88517Pectoral-fin rays262628.432142425.52717Precaudal vertebrae131313.013141212.01218Total vertebrae525557.259135657.15817Pseudobranchial filaments622.841133.7418Dorsal-fin origin above vertebra nr.544.551455.1618Anal-fin origin below dorsal fin ray nr.212021.422141920.22118Anal-fin origin below vertebra nr.151415.416141414.41518Developed gill rakers1189.110141414.51618Total gillrakers221617.719102121.72317Morphometric charactersin % SLHead length232020.221142122.42417Body depth at anal-fin origin181718.219141617.21917Upper-jaw length119.19.710141111.61317Orbit length4.14.35.05.3125.35.66.117Preanal distance443740.845143841.14417Predorsal distance252224.227142425.12617Pelvic-fin to anal-fin origin distance272426.729132224.12617Pelvic-fin length161010.812131618.92216Gill-filament length1.61.41.82.4141.71.82.616Postorbital distance141111.813141212.91416in % HLUpper-jaw length514548.452144851.75516Orbit length182225.631122225.02816Gill-filament length7.16.98.912147.38.08.416Postorbital distance605658.564145457.36016Anterior ocellus charactersSnout tip to ocellus spot distance % SL292931.635142828.83017Dorsal-fin rays covered by spot667.791556.0717First dorsal fin ray in spot4710.6141445.5717Central-most ray in spot61114.2171467.6917Vertical-scale rows covered by spot000.001500017Central ocellus charactersSnout tip to ocellus spot distance % SL465354.557144547.15017Dorsal-fin rays covered by spot9811.7151588.81116First dorsal fin ray in spot233334.737142324.72716Central-most ray in spot273940.343142728.63116Vertical-scale rows covered by spot000.001500016Otolith charactersin % SLOtolith length5.34.95.25.8115.65.75.83Otolith height2.63.13.53.8113.53.94.23Sulcus length4.23.43.84.7114.04.14.33Ostium length2.92.12.52.9112.52.62.93Ostium height0.650.670.841.08110.710.790.833in % sulcus lengthOstium length695665.372116164.2683Ostium height152022.024111819.3213in % ostium lengthOstium height232933.837112830.1343