7949

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7949
• Author: Williams, J. E.
• Title: Taxonomic Status Of
• USFW Year: 1978
• Copyright Material: YES

TABLE 2
M arphametric (thausandths af standard length) and meristic
analyses af Rhinichthys O'sculus mO'apae.
ChElraClel' X Range SD n
Standard length (mm) 53.37 42.4-76.5 5.69 74
PredO'rsallength 510.03 481-575 15.18 74
Anal to' caudal length 393.50 323-483 37.75 74
Pelvic to anal length 177.86 157-205 12.40 71
Greatest bO'dy depth 214.30 183-253 27.74 74
Caudal peduncle depth 109.03 91-126 6.77 74
Head length 257.07 232-276 10.58 74
Head depth 145.86 129-166 6.95 74
Head width 146.55 128-166 8.58 74
Snout length 81.99 59-100 8.47 74
Orbit length 57.69 44-67 5.31 74
Upper jaw length 70.89 49-91 6.93 74
InterO'rbital width 92.69 76-105 6.15 74
Suborbital width 40.93 35-53 4.45 74
Depressed dO'rsal fin 1. 258.36 223-298 18.29 74
Caudal fin length 271.34 229-305 15.50 71
Pectoral fin length 200.09 159-245 14.11 74
Pelvic fin length 183.66 138-216 16.18 71
Precaudal vertebrae 18.86 17-22 0.96 71
Caudal vertebrae 18.99 16-21 1.01 70
Total vertebrae 37.84 36-41 0.97 70
Lateral line scales 62.84 53-72 4.78 74
Predorsal scale rows 26.28 19-33 2.04 74
Circumferential series 51.58 34-62 5.81 74
Caudal peduncle series 33.21 21-39 2.79 74
Gill filaments' 31.86 28-35 2.06 21
Gill rakerst 7.05 6-9 1.07 21
* Total number of gill filan1ents projecting posteriorly from the first arch, including all rudiments.
t Total number of gill rakers projecting anteriorly from the first arch, including all rudiments.

TABLE 3
Analyses of fin ray numbers in Rhinichthys O'sculus moapae.
Character '.lean SD n 6 10 11 12 13 14 II 18 19 20 21
Dorsal rays 8.01 0.12 74 - 73
Anal rays 7.17 0.42 74 60 13
Caudal rays 19.08 0.57 72 7 54 9 2
Pectoral rays 12.12 0.80 74 - 16 38 16 4
Pelvic rays 7.94 0.23 71 4 67

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