TABLE 4 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 4. Meristic, morphometric, quantitative colour, and otolith characters in the individual types of Neobythites jonathan n. sp. and N. zora n. sp. and the two other species of the longiventralis group.
N. jonathan n. sp.N. zora n. sp.N. longiventralisN. longipesHTPTPTMinMeanMaxnMinMeanMaxnSL (in mm)119122132108132.8148690212.330123Meristic charactersDorsal-fin rays9192919091.794696100.510323Caudal-fin rays88088.08688.0822Anal-fin rays7672757375.07667982.48723Pectoral-fin rays2829272525.82762728.53017Precaudal vertebrae1313131313.01361313.91423Total vertebrae5353535354.35565758.36023Pseudobranchial filaments55545.06657.21019Dorsal-fin origin above vertebra nr.66555.05655.0622Anal-fin origin below dorsal fin ray nr.2122202020.72261921.12223Anal-fin origin below vertebra nr.1616151515.31661516.01723Developed gill rakers1010101011.212688.91022Total gillrakers1817201818.62151718.6208Morphometric charactersin % SLHead length2424232223.32462223.52523Body depth at anal-fin origin1717171517.11861415.41722Upper-jaw length1312111112.01261212.51323Orbit length5.25.15.54.74.95.163.94.45.023Preanal distance4543434244.94764143.74922Predorsal distance2726272626.52762325.42823Pelvic-fin to anal-fin origin distance2624232424.92662326.13023Pelvic-fin length3229343233.23442836.55423Gill-filament length1.81.71.31.31.71.961.31.82.722Postorbital distance1415131313.81561313.71622in % HLUpper-jaw length5551494951.15474853.05723Orbit length2221242021.62471718.92223Gill-filament length7.87.15.75.36.98.375.77.61122Postorbital distance5960585759.06175458.46122Central ocellus charactersSnout tip to ocellus spot distance % SL4645464647.35064248.15323Dorsal-fin rays covered by spot12111278.096910.41321First dorsal fin ray in spot2021212424.32562125.02821Central-most ray in spot2526272828.22962730.13321Vertical-scale rows covered by spot00000.00600.0021Otolith charactersin % SLOtolith length5.45.45.95.45.55.734.85.66.25Otolith height2.93.42.42.83.03.332.12.62.95Sulcus length4.64.84.84.34.44.634.34.54.95Ostium length3.23.23.52.52.83.132.73.03.45Ostium height0.710.830.790.640.750.8230.540.610.735in % sulcus lengthOstium length7067735964.06836265.5715Ostium height1517161517.01931213.5155in % ostium lengthOstium height2226232526.52832020.5215