TABLE 5 in First specimen-based record and preliminary assessment of the fisheries status of Otolithoides pama (Hamilton, 1822) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Strait of Malacca

TABLE 5. Morphometric measurements (expressed as %HL, %SL and %ED) and meristic counts of Otolithoides pama. Talwar (1995)voucher specimen, N=4 (UMTF11527-11530)minmaxmeanSDStandard Length (mm)150.9313.3236.2Head Length (mm)27.729.928.8Eye Diameter (mm)9.411.410.6MERISTICS1st dorsal-fin spineIX–XXX2nd dorsal-fin spineIII2nd dorsal-fin soft rays41–434042Anal-fin spineIIIIIIAnal-fin soft rays777Pectoral-fin rays191919Outer gill rakers of 1st arch141414upper limb4–6555lower limb11–15101010Inner gill rakers of 1st arch111111upper limb333lower limb888Pored lateral line scales44–48494949Circumpeduncular scales252525Scales above lateral line10–11121212Scales below lateral line141414-scale on the bodyctenoid-scale on the headcycloidMeasurements as %SLHead length27.8–34.027.729.928.80.9Pectoral-fin length22.724.423.60.8Pelvic-fin length26.0–27.216.418.016.90.8Body depth (D1-P2)21.4–24.523.525.524.40.9Body width (P1-P1)10.913.112.21.01st dorsal-fin base length14.115.214.80.6longest spine length8.810.89.70.92nd dorsal-fin base length50.254.351.81.9longest ray length7.98.68.20.3Anal-fin base length6.56.66.50.12nd anal spine length3.0–4.53.34.74.00.61st anal fin ray length10.311.210.60.4Snout to anal-fin origin71.173.671.81.2Snout to 1st dorsal-fin origin29.029.729.30.3Snout to 2nd dorsal-fin origin42.944.043.40.4Snout to pectoral-fin insertion27.929.829.10.9Snout to pelvic-fin insertion30.232.631.41.0Caudal-peduncle depth6.87.67.10.3Measurements as %HLSnout length24.0–26.823.825.524.50.8Maxillary length47.549.448.70.9Upper jaw length47.8–50.039.142.140.61.5Lower jaw length51.4–54.234.639.336.42.1Eye diameter10.2–11.79.411.410.60.9Interorbital width29.0–32.423.328.726.72.52nd anal spine length12.0–14.411.816.113.91.81st anal fin ray length35.837.436.90.7Longest gill raker on 1st arch6.010.57.92.0Longest gill filament on 1st arch6.513.710.83.0