TABLE 1 in Two new species of eelpout genus Lycenchelys (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, based on morphological and molecular evidence

TABLE 1. Counts and measurements of Lycenchelys delanglei sp. nov.
Lycenchelys delanglei sp. nov.Holotype ZMH 26277Paratype ZMH 26278Paratype ZMH 26279Paratype ZMH 26280RangeStandard length (SL, mm)196157157199157–199SexFemaleFemaleFemaleMaleMeristic charactersDorsal-fin rays115117115114114–117Free pterygiophores at the beginning of dorsal fin22322–3Anal-fin rays9698979896–98Pectoral-fin rays1716171716–17Pelvic-fin rays22222Caudal-fin rays*2+4+32+4+32+5+42+5+49–11Gill rakers**3+102+123+123+1213–15Precaudal vertebrae2829282928–29Caudal vertebrae9392939191–93Total vertebrae121121121120120–121Pseudobranch filaments54433–5Nasal pores22222Suborbital pores1110121010–12Postorbital pores44444Interorbital Pores00000Preopercular pores44444Mandibular pores4+14+14+14+14+1Occipital pores00000Morphometric characters (%SL)Head length (HL, mm)37.027.326.834.726.8–37.0Body height at pectoral-fin base8.76.57.17.16.5–8.7Body height at anal-fin origin7.85.55.96.15.5–7.8Predorsal length22.022.819.620.719.6–22.8Preanal length38.037.537.539.337.5–39.3Pectoral-fin length11.19.210.69.09.0–11.1Gill slit length6.76.66.77.06.6–7.0Morphometric characters (%HL)Upper jaw length29.231.531.728.528.5–31.7Pectoral-fin length58.652.762.351.951.9–62.3Snout length31.629.734.030.329.7–34.0Eye diameter19.219.820.521.019.2–21.0Gill slit length35.737.239.240.135.7–40.1Interorbital width (bony margin)4.64.84.54.94.5–4.9Pelvic-fin length13.217.217.212.112.1–17.2Pectoral-fin base/length ratio0.340.380.310.340.31–0.38
*No. epurals + on upper hypural plate + on lower hypural plate; **on upper limb + on lower limb.