Table III. – Number of i) finlets (Nf); ii) median predorsal scales (Pds); iii) and median intermediate dorsal scales (MIS) between the successive finlets. F: females; J: juveniles, M: males. in Comparative morphology of the finlet spines of the extant Polypteridae (Osteichthyes; Cladistia). Systematic interest

Table III. – Number of i) finlets (Nf); ii) median predorsal scales (Pds); iii) and median intermediate dorsal scales (MIS) between the successive finlets. F: females; J: juveniles, M: males.
TaxaTotal length N° Sex Nf (mm)PdsMISP. bichir bichir1992-769F27016122, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3/3P. bichir bichir1992-769F24615123, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4/3P. bichir bichir1992-769F25115122, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3/2P. bichir bichir1992-769F25114153, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3/3P. delhezi5506F23311143, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2P. endlicheri1986-551F32011154, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2/2P. endlicheri1986-551F26012144, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3/2P. endlicheri1986-551F30512144, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3/2P. endlicheri1961-15F29212113, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2/2P. palmas72F2958274, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3/2P. palmas73F2118294, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3P. palmas5504M2107234, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3/1P. retropinnis1979-190M2718304, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2P. retropinnis1964-253M3067 32(33) 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2/2P. senegalus65F1859194, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3P. senegalus5511F18810154, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2/2P. senegalus5509F19210164, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2/1P. senegalus5515F19410173, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3/2P. senegalus5516F20511163, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2/1P. senegalus5512F21010164, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3/2P. senegalus5513F2139174, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3/2P. senegalus5510F2389184, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2/1P. senegalus64M25511173, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2