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. – Quantitative morphological and meristic characters and one qualitative character for the holotype of Mulloides armatus and adults of M. flavolineatus flavolineatus of four Pacific populations. * For determination of SL in this specimen see Materials & Methods section.
MulloidesMulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatusarmatusSW PacificWake AtollHawaiian archipelagoOther PacificHTMin Mean Max nMin Mean Max n Min Mean Max n Min Mean Max nMorphometric charactersTotal length (mm)152120 204.732212268 276.32863 154 209.62877 120 199.027512SL (mm)118*93165.725314206 213.32213 119179.62871095156.323515in % TLSL787577.880127777.27737678.48077677.77912in % SLBody depth at first dorsal-fin origin232223.725142122.02332223.826102223.62515Body depth at anal-fin origin1920.021141718.51931920.422101819.92115Half body depth at first dorsal fin origin181819.221141616.91831719.521101719.12115Half body depth at anal fin origin1314.315141212.51331414.916101314.51615Caudal-peduncle depth8.98.69.09.6149.19.49.738.59.29.7108.49.19.515Caudal-peduncle width4.23.63.94.2143.43.63.733.24.04.6103.04.04.515Maximum head depth201920.322142121.42231920.522101920.72215Head depth through eye171616.918141818.21831616.417101617.01815Suborbital depth109.010.011149.911.01238.59.711108.29.61015Interorbital length8.17.68.69.3148.08.28.437.48.38.8107.88.59.515Head length312829.731143232.13332729.030102830.03215Snout length131213.515141414.21531213.014101213.01415Postorbital length9.99.310.311141010.41039.310.011109.310.11115Orbit length7.65.67.38.2147.87.98.135.86.98.3106.57.48.615Orbit depth6.75.16.47.2146.86.97.035.16.06.9105.86.57.715Upper-jaw length9.68.39.09.8148.99.61038.78.99.3108.48.99.915Lower-jaw length9.28.08.69.3148.69.39.738.38.68.9107.88.69.515Snout width7.46.17.18.4145.65.96.335.96.77.4105.96.67.714Barbel length211920.523142323.02331819.020101819.92215Maximum barbel width0.60.60.81.0140.70.80.930.60.70.9100.60.81.115First predorsal length403740.042144142.24333839.441103839.94215Second predorsal length6566.569146667.16936566.868106466.26815Interdorsal distance1315.016141415.11631415.717101315.21715Caudal-peduncle length202022.224142020.92232122.224102122.42415Preanal length6567.471146467.37136767.670106566.86915Prepelvic length333133.636143435.93733133.135103233.73615Prepectoral length313031.633143334.43533031.434103032.03415Second dorsal-fin depth1920.621141718.82031921.222101820.72215Pelvic-fin depth232223.925142222.32232324.326102223.92615Pectoral-fin depth161617.419141616.21631617.719101617.61915Length of first dorsal-fin base1214.516141413.61431314.516101314.41615Length of second dorsal-fin base131112.414141112.31331112.213101112.01315Caudal-fin length2930.732113232.23232830.03262931.13312Length of anal-fin base118.69.511148.58.68.738.69.711108.19.41115Anal-fin height131213.515141515.11631313.81591314.51613Pelvic-fin length211920.822142021.12231920.422101921.22315Pectoral-fin length191819.821142222.72331819.822101920.42214Pectoral-fin width4.04.14.54.9134.54.85.133.94.45.0104.14.55.115First dorsal-fin height1920.822142223.62532020.422101920.92315Second dorsal-fin height1314.216141515.51631414.315101314.91615