Table 2 in Integrative taxonomy clarifies the armoured catfish Hypostomus pusarum (Starks) species complex (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) and reveals a new species in the drainages of Northeastern Brazil

Table 2. Morphometric data and counts of Hypostomus cari, new species. Holotype data are included in range. N range = 20. SL, Standard length. SD, Standard deviation.
HolotypeRangeMeanSDStandard length127.390.4–143.6106.114.9Percent of SLPredorsal length41.938.4–42.840.71.14Head length33.731.0–35.433.41.17Cleithral width31.927.8–33.7311.28Head depth19.617.4–22.819.81.21Interdorsal distance1912.42–1914.91.45Caudal peduncle length32.928.2–34.131.21.44Caudal peduncle depth10.18.7–11.09.60.48Dorsal*spine length30.116.6–31.526.72.71Pectoral*pelvic distance24.220.4–26.323.21.34Percent of head lengthCleithral width94.687.1–95.991.43.1Head depth58.254.8–66.860.83.7Snout length6559.2–66.3631.53Orbital diameter16.511.8–17.615.21.48Interobital width39.534.4–44.038.72.22Mandibular width13.210.6–18.5152.02Other percentsOrbital diameter in snout length25.518.8–28.724.22.58Orbital diameter in interorbital length41.927.2–49.839.65.52Mandibular length in interobital length55.732.2–55.7415.99Dorsal*spine length in predorsal length71.755.7–78.066.45.54First pectoral*fin ray length in predorsal length80.863.6–87.475.25.5Lower caudal*fin length in predorsal length*71.7–96.185.67.17Adipose*fin length in caudal*peduncle depth73.772.4–99.486.66.1Caudal*peduncle depth in caudal*peduncle length30.827.2–37.630.92.28Interdorsal length in dorsal*fin base length53.439.1–66.357.55.75Lower lip width in lower lip length28.923.4–35.528.43.07Counts modeMedian plates series2525–26260.3Plates bordering supraoccipital33–330Predorsal plates66–770.4Dorsal plates below dorsal*fin bases88–980.3Plates between dorsal and adipose fins66–770.4Plates between adipose and caudal fins43–440.5Plates between anal and caudal fins1211–13120.6Premaxillary teeth2222–36363.1Dentary teeth2323–35352.8