TABLE 2 | Morphometric data for holotype and paratypes of Moenkhausia aurora. SD = Standard deviation.
|
Holotype |
N |
Range |
Mean |
SD |
| Standart length |
37.9 |
44 |
28.1-43.0 |
34.2 |
- |
| Porcentages of standart length |
| Greatest depth |
36.8 |
44 |
29.9-36.8 |
34.0 |
1.7 |
| Snout to dorsal-fin origin |
52.0 |
44 |
49.8-54.2 |
51.6 |
1.0 |
| Snout to pelvic-fin origin |
47.2 |
44 |
41.4-51.0 |
47.5 |
1.7 |
| Snout to pectoral-fin origin |
29.4 |
44 |
26.7-30.1 |
28.4 |
0.8 |
| Snout to anal-fin origin |
63.6 |
44 |
60.1-67.2 |
62.9 |
1.8 |
| Caudal peduncle depth |
11.8 |
44 |
10.4-12.3 |
11.4 |
0.5 |
| Caudal peduncle length |
11.4 |
44 |
9.7-13.9 |
11.4 |
0.9 |
| Pectoral-fin length |
25.3 |
44 |
21.1-26.3 |
23.8 |
1.2 |
| Pelvic-fin length |
21.0 |
44 |
15.5-21.6 |
18.3 |
1.5 |
| Dorsal-fin length |
32.4 |
43 |
25.5-33.5 |
29.5 |
1.9 |
| Dorsal-fin base |
14.5 |
44 |
12.4-15.7 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
| Anal-fin length |
20.8 |
43 |
16.9-22.8 |
19.5 |
1.4 |
| Anal-fin base |
30.8 |
44 |
26.9-34.0 |
30.3 |
1.8 |
| Eye to dorsal-fin origin |
36.6 |
44 |
34.0-38.9 |
36.7 |
1.2 |
| Dorsal-fin origin to caudal-fin origin |
53.7 |
44 |
50.6-55.3 |
52.7 |
1.2 |
| Head depth |
19.9 |
43 |
18.4-22.3 |
20.7 |
0.9 |
| Head length |
27.8 |
44 |
26.0-29.5 |
27.6 |
0.8 |
| Porcentages of head length |
| Orbital diameter |
40.0 |
44 |
36.9-47.4 |
42.2 |
2.5 |
| Interorbital distance |
32.6 |
44 |
30.2-34.4 |
32.0 |
1.2 |
| Snout length |
27.2 |
44 |
20.0-31.6 |
26.7 |
3.3 |
| Upper jaw length |
48.4 |
44 |
46.8-53.3 |
50.3 |
1.7 |