Table III. – Quantitative morphological and meristic characters and one qualitative character in juveniles of two populations of Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatus, one specimen of M. f. flavicaudus (" M. f. fc. ") and all juvenile and adult M. flavolineatus studied. in Junior synonymy of Mulloides armatus and intraspecific comparisons of the yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Mullidae) using a comprehensive alpha-taxonomy approach

Table III. – Quantitative morphological and meristic characters and one qualitative character in juveniles of two populations of Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatus, one specimen of M. f. flavicaudus (“ M.f.fc. ”) and all juvenile and adult M. flavolineatus studied.
Mulloidichthys f. flavolineatusM.f.fc.M. flavolineatusPacificIndian OceanRed Sea All juvenilesAll adultsMin Mean Max n Min Mean Max nn = 1Min Mean Max n Min Mean Max nMorphometric charactersTL (mm)90100.2 10868292.410581048296.310815117202.034086SL (mm)7280.48776573.0828826576.8871691162.7288100in % TLSL7879.58067879.1808797879.280157578.28186in % SLBody depth at first dorsal-fin origin2121.32271920.4228231920.923162123.326100Body depth at anal-fin origin1818.72071516.2188191517.520161619.42299Half body depth at first dorsal fin origin1717.41861616.6177171617.018141619.12196Half body depth at anal fin origin1213.11471112.3137151112.915151214.11698