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TABLE 2 in A new species of Lethrinops (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from a Lake Malawi satellite lake, believed to be extinct in the wild
Authors/Creators
- 1. School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL 57 2 UW, United Kingdom & Vertebrates Division, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7, UK.
- 2. School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL 57 2 UW, United Kingdom; present address: School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L 3 3 AF, UK.
- 3. School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS 8 1 TQ, United Kingdom. m. genner @ bristol. ac. uk; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1117 - 9168
Description
TABLE 2. Morphometric and meristic characters of Lethrinops chilingali.
| Holotype | Paratypes (n=20) mean (range) | Captive strain (n=7) mean (range) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard length (mm) | 70.9 | 65.7 (59.3–81.2) | 80.4 (56.8–98.7) |
| As % Standard length Maximum body depth Head length Dorsal fin base length Anal fin base length Predorsal length Preanal length Prepectoral length Prepelvic length Caudal peduncle length Caudal peduncle depth | 36.2 34.4 53.9 18.8 39.2 65.3 36.4 40.2 19.2 11.0 | 35.2 (33.1–36.8) 33.6 (32.1–35.9) 53.0 (51.0–55.7) 19.6 (16.9–21.5) 37.5 (35.0–39.3) 64.1 (62.5–66.5) 35.5 (33.5–38.0) 39.9 (37.1–43.1) 17.9 (16.1–20.0) 11.5 (10.4–12.4) | 34.1 (31.1–36.7) 35.9 (34.7–38.9) 53.0 (50.8–56.7) 18.0 (17.1–18.8) 39.1 (35.2–42.5) 64.6 (61.1–67.8) 36.1 (33.8–38.0) 41.5 (38.2–44.1) 17.2 (16.1–20.4) 11.4 (10.9–12.3) |
| As % Head length Head width Interorbital width Snout length Lower jaw length Premaxillary pedicel length Eye diameter Lachrymal depth | 47.1 21.1 33.3 40.9 29.8 31.1 21.5 | 45.6 (40.9–50.0) 21.8 (18.8–24.5) 35.2 (31.1–38.2) 39.2 (35.3–42.9) 29.7 (25.7–35.9) 31.8 (28.2–37.7) 21.4 (18.0–25.9) | 43.7 (40.4–47.4) 22.7 (20.4–27.2) 38.7 (34.6–41.8) 39.2 (37.3–44.2) 30.0 (24.9–35.4) 29.1 (25.7–33.0) 23.8 (21.0–27.7) |
| Ratios Body depth/Head width Caudal peduncle length/depth | 2.25 1.74 | 2.30 (2.11–2.41) 1.56 (1.37–1.80) | 2.18 (1.99–2.34) 1.51 (1.37–1.76) |
| Counts | Holotype | Paratypes (range) | Captive strain (range) |
| Upper gill rakers Lower gill rakers Dorsal fin Anal fin Longitudinal line scales Cheek scales | 3 10 XV, 10 III, 8 31 3 | 3–4 9–11 XIV–XVI, 9–10 III, 8–10 31–33 2–4 | 3–4 10–12 XIV–XV, 10–11 III, 8–9 30–33 2–4 |
Notes
Published as part of Turner, George F., Crampton, Denise A. & Genner, Martin J., 2023, A new species of Lethrinops (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from a Lake Malawi satellite lake, believed to be extinct in the wild, pp. 519 in Zootaxa 5318 (4) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/8181908
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