Table 1 in First record of Marbled snake eel, Ophichthus lithinus (Jordan & Richardson 1908) (Ophichthidae: Anguilliformes) from Bangladesh marine water

Table1. Morphometric measurements (mm) of the collected speciemen of Ophichthus lithinus in the present study and compare with the previously reported specimens
O. lithinus (Present study)O. lithinus (Ray et al., 2015)Total length693Proportion in total lengthBody depth on dorsal fin origin39.8333.6Body depth at pectoral fin origin39.83–Body depth at anus35.7235.4Head length9.9010–10.3Trunk length2.242.4–2.5Lower jaw length34.65–Upper jaw length30.13–Pre dorsal length8.068.6–8.8Pre pectoral length9.49–Preanal length1.8219–2Dorsal-fin length10.50–Pectoral-fin length46.20–Proportion in Head lengthEye length10.0011.2 (10.8)Lower jaw length3.503.8–4.1Upper jaw length3.042.9–3.1Snout length5.38–Interorbital space7.377–7.3Fin less area of tail region14.0014.3CountsDorsal fin ray293294–296Pectoral-fin ray1111Anal-fin ray134135–136