TABLE 10. Means and ranges (parentheses) of widths of lateral blotches and dorsal saddles as well as distances between blotches of the Etheostoma rupestre subspecies. Distances are expressed as percent of standard length.
BLOTCHES SADDLES
Taxon Mean Dist. Btwn. Blotches (%) Blotch Width (%) n Mean Saddle Width (%) n
E. r. rupestre 4.8 (3.5–7.5) 5.5 (4.2–6.6) 19 8.0 (5.8–9.1) 19
E. r. piersoni 4.6 (2.8–6.6) 6.2 (4.6–8.2) 16 7.9 (6.6–8.8) 17
E. r. uphapeense 5.0 (4.0–6.1) 4.6 (3.8–5.3) 17 6.9 (5.7–8.0) 17
Total 52 Total 53