Table 2 in Evolutionary history, biogeography, and a new species of Sphoeroides (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae): how the major biogeographic barriers of the Atlantic Ocean shaped the evolution of a pufferfish genus

Table 2. Selected characters of the S. marmoratus complex CharactersS. marmoratusS. spengleriS. camilaLappets on dorsumOne pair, blackUsually noneAt least one pale pairBlack spots beneath eyePresentAbsentAbsentBlue spots/circles on dorsumAbsentUsually absentPresentLateral-ventral row of spots10–12, usually rounded spots11–14, usually 13 rounded spots11–14, usually 13 tear-shaped spotsBlack spots above lateral-ventral row0–2, diffuse2–3, conspicuousNoneDistal bar of caudal finDark and wideBlack and thinGreenish-yellow and wide表2. 斑石首鱼（S. marmoratus）复合类群甄选特征 分类特征 斑石首鱼（S. marmoratus） 斯彭格勒石首鱼（S. spengleri） 卡米拉石首鱼（S. camila） 背部皮突 1对，黑色 通常无 至少1对浅色皮突 眼下方黑斑 存在 不存在 不存在 背部蓝色斑点/环纹 无 通常无 存在 侧腹斑列 10–12枚，多为圆形斑点 11–14枚，通常为13枚圆形斑点 11–14枚，通常为13枚泪滴形斑点 侧腹斑列上方黑斑 0–2枚，弥散状 2–3枚，显著醒目 无 尾鳍远端条带 深色且宽阔 黑色且狭窄 黄绿色且宽阔