Table II in Taxonomic review of the " posteli-species group " of goatfishes (genus Parupeneus, Mullidae), with description of a new species from the northern Red Sea

Table II. – Quantitative morphological characters for small-sized fish of three posteli- group species, genus Parupeneus, with data for three populations of P. posteli. * Morphometric characters in % SL taken from unvouchered photograph; ** counts for left and right side, respectively. Parupeneus chrysonemusP. posteliHawaiiRéunionBaissac BankSoudan Bank *Réunion and MauritiusP. sinai n. sp.MinMeanMaxnMin Mean MaxnMin Mean Maxnn = 1MinMeanMaxnHTSL (mm)6783.79649097.910878889.59141058895.71081283Morphometric characters in % SLBody depth at first dorsal-fin origin2628.43042425.32772424.3254242424.8271224Body depth at anal-fin origin2122.62441919.82071819.1204191819.5201220Half body depth at first dorsal-fin origin2122.72441920.32271819.3204201819.9221220Half body depth at anal-fin origin1516.81841415.41771414.61541415.1171115Caudal-peduncle depth9.39.71048.58.78.978.18.48.648.58.18.68.9128.7Caudal-peduncle width3.24.05.143.23.54.373.33.43.643.23.54.3113.8Maximum head depth2324.42642122.32472121.2224222121.9241221Head depth through eye1820.82242021.02271919.5204201920.4221218Suborbital depth1213.31441213.11471111.7124121112.6141211Interorbital length7.88.18.447.38.08.877.28.08.747.28.08.8117.5Head length3234.03543333.63573333.8344333333.6351232Snout length1515.61641515.51671414.4154151415.1161213Postorbital length1111.41241010.61171111.0114111010.8111210Orbit length8.08.79.948.28.69.279.09.29.448.48.28.89.4128.3Orbit depth7.47.88.847.47.88.378.68.68.647.67.48.18.6127.8Upper-jaw length1313.11441213.31471212.4134131212.9141212Lower-jaw length1212.41341212.91471111.8134131112.5141212Maxilla depth6.46.87.445.96.67.076.06.26.645.96.57.0116.3Snout width8.49.39.747.78.89.877.57.88.047.58.49.8118.1Barbel length2627.32943032.23472929.3304332931.3341226Maximum barbel width1.21.21.341.11.21.471.01.11.241.01.11.4111.2First predorsal length4141.44244041.34374141.0414424041.3431239Second predorsal length6566.16746465.36676464.9664646465.1661264Interdorsal distance1010.71241111.51271111.1114111111.4121211Caudal-peduncle length2322.62342122.92472222.42342122.7241123Pre-anal length6466.16846566.86976767.4684686567.1691266Prepelvic length3435.93843233.03573131.63243132.5351133Prepectoral length3435.53643434.83573434.6354353434.7351234Second dorsal-fin depth2223.62542020.32171819.5214201820.0211221Pelvic-fin depth2628.63142325.02672424.92642324.9261124Pectoral-fin depth1618.21941517.01871616.41841516.8181117HawaiiRéunionBaissac BankSoudan Bank *Réunion and MauritiusP. sinai n. sp.MinMeanMaxnMin Mean MaxnMin Mean Maxnn = 1MinMeanMaxnHTLength of first dorsal-fin base1717.61841516.01671615.9164151515.8161215Length of second dorsal-fin base1515.61641414.21571414.8154141414.4151215Caudal-fin length2931.43342627.52972728.2294262627.62912brokenLength of anal-fin base1212.61341111.71371111.81341111.8131112Height of anal-fin spine1.92.02.141.51.82.051.21.31.441.21.62.091.2Height of first anal-fin ray9.610.61148.49.19.579.29.49.648.49.29.6118.2Height of second anal-fin ray1616.61741314.21661314.11541314.2161014Height of seventh anal-fin ray1111.11249.510.11178.89.2948.89.811119.4Length of pelvic-fin spine1819.32141717.41871617.11841617.3181117Pelvic-fin length2829.03042424.72672524.82542424.7261124Pectoral-fin length2526.12732324.02572324.1254242324.0251224Pectoral-fin width4.44.95.544.74.95.375.15.15.245.04.75.05.3124.7Height of first dorsal-fin spine3.63.94.342.83.34.072.42.62.942.43.14.0112.9Height of second dorsal-fin spine1920.12141718.02071717.61831717.9201017Height of third dorsal-fin spine2121.92341920.32171919.32031920.0211020Height of fourth dorsal-fin spine2021.72341919.82171919.22041919.6211118Height of first dorsal-fin ray1010.71148.58.99.378.68.89.048.58.99.3117.5Height of second dorsal-fin ray1515.91741313.71471313.71441313.71411brokenHeight of eighth dorsal-fin ray9.610.01048.08.79.377.98.49.147.98.69.3117.9Height of ninth dorsal-fin ray1010.51149.19.51078.59.09.448.59.310117.7Meristic charactersPectoral-fin rays1616.01641516.01871515.51641515.8181115-15 **Rudimentary gill rakers on upper limb00.81400.41700.51400.51110Developed gill rakers on upper limb66.58477.48777.88477.58118Developed gill rakers on lower limb2424.82642727.62872727.82942727.6291127Rudimentary gill rakers on lower limb22.33400.41700.81400.51111Gill rakers on upper limb77.38477.9978.08.39478.09118-8 **Gill rakers on lower limb2627.02842728.02972828.53042728.2301128-29 **Total gill rakers3334.33543535.93773636.83843536.2381136-37 **Lateral-line scales2727.02742727.12872727.02732727.1281027