Table 1 in New records of two roughy fish species of Hoplostethus and a confirmed record of H. crassispinus Kotlyar, 1980 (Trachichthyiformes, Trachichthyidae) from Taiwan

Table 1. Meristic data of Hoplostethus grandperrini and H. robustispinus. Data of other specimens were obtained from Kotlyar (2011), Moore and Dodd (2010), and Roberts and Gomon (2012). Paired-fin characters are presented as left/right. Hoplostethus grandperriniHoplostethus robustispinusThis studyRoberts and Gomon (2012)This studyMoore and Dodd (2010)Kotlyar (2011)NMMB-P36039All types (n = 2)FRIP 01364HolotypeZMMU-P22657Dorsal-fin elementsVI, 13VI, 13VI, 13VI, 14VI, 13Pectoral-fin elements17/1717-1817/1716-1716/16Pelvic-fin elementsI, 6/I, 6I, 6I, 6/I, 6I, 6N/AAnal-fin elementsIII, 9III, 9III, 9III, 9III, 9Gill rakers6+1+13=206+1+12-13=19-206+1+12=196+1+13=206+1+12=19Pseudobranchial filaments3015 (n=1)2625-2627-28Lateral-line scales2829282828Scale rows above lateral line1311-1210N/AN/AScale rows below lateral line2326-3527N/AN/AAbdominal scutes1713-14151314Predorsal scales2421-24232322Pyloric caeca44N/AN/A5650Vertebrae11+1611+1511+1611+1611+16