Table 6 in Squalus shiraii sp. nov. (Squaliformes, Squalidae), a new species of dogfish shark from Japan with regional nominal species revisited

Table 6. Meristic data for species of Squalus from Japan. H: holotype; P: paratypes; NT: neotype; N: number of specimens; x; mean; m: mode; SD: standard deviation.
S. shiraii sp. nov.S. mitsukuriiS. japonicusS. brevirostrisS. suckleyiHNPmxSDHNmxSDNTNmxSDHNmxSDNTNmxSDprecaudal vertebrae93591-9491921-486-90-88287980-8888853831178-898382373471-7372721caudal vertebrae29528-322930130526-313029228923-2928262271124-302727229427-3127292total vertebrae1225120-1231221221-4116-11711611611159104-116116111511011105-114106-1101093102499-104991012monospondylous vertebrae47544-4847461-444-464645142937-4642413401137-4239-4040244440-4241411diplospondylous vertebrae75572-7775-7675268570-727070273965-7568-73703701166-7267-6869258458-6258602upper tooth rows (right)13610-1513-14132131211-1413131131512-1412131121311-1412121-1612-1413131upper tooth rows (left)14613-1514141151211-1513131131512-1313131131311-1312121-1612-1513131upper intermediate teeth---1--1--------1--1-lower tooth rows (right)11611-1211110121210-131111110159-121111110139-1210101-1610-1311111lower tooth rows (left)11611-1212121121210-1211111101510-121011110139-1210101-1610-1311111lower intermediate teeth---1--1--------1--1-upper tooth series262-32202121-32212151-32213132-3220-161-3221lower tooth series262-32202122-22202152-32202131-2220-161-3221