TABLE 2 in New species of Monomitopus (Ophidiidae) from Hawai'i, with the description of a larval coiling behavior

TABLE 2. Counts and measurements for species of Monomitopus. Values in parentheses indicate counts or measurements from holotype. Values in brackets indicate counts or measurements from syntype. In-table citations for holotype counts: 1 Nielsen, 1971; 2 Garman, 1899; 3 Alcock, 1889.
Species of MonomitopusDorsal-fin raysAnal-fin rays Pectoral-fin raysCaudal-fin raysPrecaudal vertebraeTotal vertebraeElongate gill rakers on lower arm of first gill arch (including angle)Horizontal eye diameter in head lengthM. ainonaka sp. nov.(105)(92)35 (35)(8)12 (12)(62)(17)(4.4)M. agassizii99–10783–8931–347–812–1461–6417–194.0–4.2M. americanum 1100–108 (102)82–89 (83)28–32 (29–30)8 (8)13–14 (14)59–63 (62)16–17 (16)3.8M. conjugator(90) [96](72) [76](28) [34][8][13][59](12) [14]4.3–4.7 [4.3]M. garmani92–103 (96)76–87 (80)28–32 (31)7–8 (8)13–14 (13)57–62 (59)(22)4.6–5.6 (5.3)M. kumae100–105 (105)85–88 (88)29–33 (31)(8)12–14 (14)55–64 (62)(18–19)4.6–6.3 (6.3)M. longiceps(97)(82)(28)(9)(12)(57)(22)(4.9)M. magnus104–109 (109)85–92 (92)27–31 (29)8 (8)15 (15)61–65 (65)10–11 (10)4.6–5.3 (5.0)M. malispinosus 296–99 (99)82 (82)26–29 (26)8 (8)125818 (18)4.6–4.9 (4.8)M. metriostoma95–10379–8727–32812–1358–6317–183.6–4.2M. microlepis97–102 (98)81–84 (82)29–31 (28)8 (8)14 (14)58–61 (60)(17)4.2–5.6 (5.6)M. nigripinnis 391–95 (95)76–85 (85)27–30 (28)812–135417–183.9–4.8M. pallidus87–96 (93)71–77 (76)26–28 (28)7–8 (7)13 (13)53–57 (55)(16)3.4–4.0 (3.7)M. torvus 298–111 (109)83–9528–33 [33]812–15 [13]5817–18 (18) [17]4.0–4.6M. vitiazi 193–98 (93)78–84 (78)28–33 (28–29)8 (8)13 (13)56–58 (56)13–14 (13)4.4–4.9 (4.9)