Table I in Junior synonymy of Mulloides armatus and intraspecific comparisons of the yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Mullidae) using a comprehensive alpha-taxonomy approach

Table I. – Continued.
MulloidesMulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatusarmatusSW PacificWake AtollHawaiian archipelagoOther PacificHTMin Mean Max nMin Mean Max n Min Mean Max n Min Mean Max nMeristic charactersPectoral-fin rays161616.617141717.01731717.218101616.81715Rudimentary gill rakers on upper limb312.241412.03312.141001.6315Developed gill rakers on upper limb545.671466.37356.381056.5815Developed gill rakers on lower limb141315.617141717.71831516.518101516.91815Rudimentary gill rakers on lower limb5.02.04.16.0142.02.73.0323.551023.4715Total gill rakers on upper limb8.07.07.99.0148.08.39.0388.4101078.1915Total gill rakers on lower limb191919.722142020.32131920.021101920.32215Total gill rakers272627.630142828.73032728.430102728.33115Scales along lateral line3435.53713 36.0 36.33733536.137103536.13815Qualitative character1st dorsal-fin spine detectability (%)64.31466.7390.01080.015