TABLE 1. Comparison of morphometric measurements and meristic counts between the five specimens of Epinephelus flavocaeruleus collected from Malaysia and published studies.

	Present study						Heemstra & Randall
Morphometric characters	1st specimen G1	2nd specimen G2	3rd specimen G3	4th specimen G4	5th specimen G5	(n=5)	(1993); Randall & Whitehead (1985)
Total weight (Wt)	N/A*	4820 g	3994 g	3934 g	2662 g	2662–4820 g
Total length (TL)	N/A*	620 mm	630 mm	588 mm	540 mm	540–630 mm
% in TL
Standard length (SL)	N/A*	1.16	1.17	1.16	1.15	1.15–1.17
% SL
Head length (HL)	181 mm *	2.61	2.57	2.46	2.83	2.46–2.83	2.4–2.7
Pre anal length (PreA)	N/A*	1.75	1.64	1.62	1.57	1.57–1.75
Body depth (BD)	N/A*	2.38	2.57	2.27	2.47	2.27–2.57	2.4–2.8
% HL
Eye diameter (ED)	6.70	7.07	7.50	8.20	7.22	6.70–8.20
Pre orbital length (PreOL)	5.66	5.39	5.68	6.03	5.53	5.39–6.03	6.8–8.8
Meristic counts							Randall & Whitehead (1985)
Dorsal spines, soft rays	N/A*	XI, 16	XI, 17	XI, 16	XI, 17	XI, 16–17	XI, 15–17
Pectoral fin	N/A*	18	17	17	17	17–18	18–19
Pelvic spines, soft rays	N/A*	I–5	I–5	I–5	I–5	I–5
Anal spines, soft rays	N/A*	III, 8	III, 8	III, 7–8	III, 8	III, 7–8	III, 8