TABLE 9. Frequency Distribution of lateral blotch counts for Etheostoma rupestre subspecies. Blotch counts of 5 or below indicate the presence of blotches that were too diffuse too count. Blotch counts of 6 include both fish that had 6 distinct blotches and those that had some blotches too diffuse to count.
|
|
|
|
Number of Blotches |
|
|
|
|
| Taxon |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Mean |
n |
| E. r. rupestre |
1 |
2 |
|
5 |
13 |
2 |
|
6.4 |
23 |
| E. r. piersoni |
|
|
1 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
7.0 |
23 |
| E. r. uphapeense |
|
|
|
|
11 |
6 |
4 |
7.7 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
67 |