TABLE 2 in Redescriptions of two Lestidiops species (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from Japan, with comments on their morphology

TABLE 2. Meristic data of two Lestidiops species examined in this study. L. sphyraenopsisL. ringensJapanHolotypeJapanHolotypeNE PacificFin raysDorsal12‒13-12‒131112‒13Pectoral12‒13-12‒13-12Pelvic9-9‒9-9Anal28‒312827‒292625‒28Lateral-line scalesPVLL37‒39-31‒33-30‒31PDLL48‒50-41‒43-38‒41PALL66‒68-60‒62-55‒57Large75‒78-68‒73-65‒57Small27‒40-60‒70-52‒65TLL103‒116-130‒138-118‒131VertebraePVV38‒413631‒323030‒31PDV48‒514741‒424038‒40PHV50‒514943‒454140‒41PAV65‒686458‒595655‒57TV98‒1029689‒928784‒87CV47‒504745‒464644‒46PDV‒PVV9‒12109‒10108‒10PAV‒PVV27‒302826‒272625‒26Gill rakersGRI9‒16-5‒7-4‒7GRII18‒24-16‒19-17‒24GRIII11‒23-5‒10-9‒12GRII+GRIII31‒44-23‒28-26‒35Total41‒56-29‒34-31‒41