TABLE 1 in First record of the blue-and-yellow grouper Epinephelus flavocaeruleus (Lacepède 1802) (Perciformes: Epinephelidae) from the Borneo waters, Malaysia

TABLE 1. Comparison of morphometric measurements and meristic counts between the five specimens of Epinephelus flavocaeruleus collected from Malaysia and published studies.
Present studyHeemstra & RandallMorphometric characters1st specimen G12nd specimen G23rd specimen G34th specimen G45th specimen G5(n=5)(1993); Randall & Whitehead (1985)Total weight (Wt)N/A*4820 g3994 g3934 g2662 g2662–4820 gTotal length (TL)N/A*620 mm630 mm588 mm540 mm540–630 mm% in TLStandard length (SL)N/A*1.161.171.161.151.15–1.17% SLHead length (HL)181 mm *2.612.572.462.832.46–2.832.4–2.7Pre anal length (PreA)N/A*1.751.641.621.571.57–1.75Body depth (BD)N/A*2.382.572.272.472.27–2.572.4–2.8% HLEye diameter (ED)6.707.077.508.207.226.70–8.20Pre orbital length (PreOL)5.665.395.686.035.535.39–6.036.8–8.8Meristic countsRandall & Whitehead (1985)Dorsal spines, soft raysN/A*XI, 16XI, 17XI, 16XI, 17XI, 16–17XI, 15–17Pectoral finN/A*1817171717–1818–19Pelvic spines, soft raysN/A*I–5I–5I–5I–5I–5Anal spines, soft raysN/A*III, 8III, 8III, 7–8III, 8III, 7–8III, 8