Table 2 in A taxonomic revision of the whitefish of lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland, with descriptions of four new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae)

Table 2. Meristic characters, their acronyms and a brief description of each character. Mersitic charactersAcronymDescriptionPelvic fin raysPelvFRNumber of unbranched and branched raysPectoral fin raysPecFRNumber of unbranched and branched raysDorsal fin raysDFRNumber of unbranched and branched rays; the posteriormost dorsal rays are often borne from a single pterygiophore (the bones on which the rays articulate), in such a case the two rays are acounted as 2 rays, rudimentary unbranched rays in front of the fin are countedAnal fin raysAFRNumber of unbranched and branched rays; the posteriormost anal rays are often borne from a single pterygiophore (the bones on which the rays articulate), in such a case the two rays are acounted as 2 rays, rudimentary unbranched rays in front of the fin are countedLateral line scalesLSScales bearing the lateral-line column canal from the head to the end of the hybpural plate of the caudal pedunclePredorsal scalesPDSDorsal scales starting from the posterior end of the head to the anterior insertion of the dorsal finTransverse dorsal scalesTDS"Number of scale rows between anterior insertion of the dorsal fin and the lateral line, not accounting for the lateral line scale and the scale on the dorsal midline (in front of the dorsal fin) "Transverse anal scalesTAS"Number of scale rows between anterior insertion of the anal fin and the lateral line, not accounting for the lateral line scale and the scale on the ventral midline (in front of the anal fin) "Transverse pelvic scalesTPS"Number of scale rows between anterior insertion of the pelvic fin and the lateral line, not accounting for the lateral line scale and the scale on the ventral midline (in front of the pelvic fin)"Upper arch gill raker numberUGRNumber of gill rakers on first upper arch; all rakers including rudimentary developed rakersLower arch gill raker numberLGRNumber of gill rakers on first lower arch; all rakers including rudimentary developed rakers and the middle rakerTotal gill raker numbertotal GRGill raker number of upper and lower arch combined