Table 3. Counts from 30 specimens of the 3 morphotypes of Astyanax gymnodontus, with the arbitrary difference in the premaxillary teeth of the outer row shown in bold.
Morphotypes Psalidodon gymnodontus Psalidodon sp.” Astyanax sp. F ”
Counts Low High Mean Low High Mean Low High Mean
Dentary teeth cusp 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Premaxillary teeth cusps of inner row 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Premaxillary teeth cusps of outer row -- -- -- 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Larger dentary teeth 5.00 7.00 5.90 5.00 6.00 5.37 5.00 6.00 5.60
Smaller dentary teeth 5.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 7.00 5.63 4.00 7.00 5.70
Maxillary teeth 1.00 4.00 2.70 1.00 4.00 2.57 2.00 4.00 2.90
Premaxillary teeth of inner row 5.00 7.00 6.07 5.00 6.00 5.27 4.00 6.00 5.07
Premaxillary teeth of outer row 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 1.67 3.00 4.00 3.60
Circumpeduncular scales 13.00 16.00 14.70 13.00 16.00 14.33 14.00 15.00 14.30
Perforated lateral-line scales 37.00 41.00 38.77 37.00 41.00 39.13 38.00 40.00 38.93
Scales between dorsal and adipose fins 11.00 14.00 12.57 10.00 15.00 12.07 11.00 13.00 11.93
Post-adipose-fin scales 6.00 9.00 6.90 6.00 8.00 6.70 7.00 9.00 7.60
Post-anus scales 1.00 2.00 1.80 1.00 2.00 1.53 1.00 2.00 1.50
Pre-anus scales 23.00 25.00 24.03 23.00 25.00 24.10 23.00 25.00 24.47
Predorsal scales 12.00 15.00 13.60 12.00 15.00 13.97 12.00 14.00 12.83
Rows of scales below lateral line 5.00 6.00 5.33 5.00 6.00 5.50 5.00 6.00 5.50
Rows of scales above lateral line 6.00 8.00 6.67 6.00 8.00 6.63 6.00 8.00 6.70
Total anal-fin rays 22.00 25.00 23.40 22.00 25.00 23.57 21.00 25.00 23.07
Total dorsal-fin rays 10.00 13.00 11.50 10.00 12.00 11.43 11.00 13.00 11.60
Total pectoral-fin rays 12.00 15.00 13.63 12.00 15.00 13.70 12.00 14.00 13.10
Total pelvic-fin rays 8.00 9.00 8.47 8.00 9.00 8.57 8.00 9.00 8.57