Table 1. Morphometric data of Moenkhausia mutum. Range of paratypes includes the holotype. SD = Standard deviation, n = number of observations.
|
Holotype |
n |
Paratypes |
Mean |
SD |
| Standard Length (mm) |
65.3 |
30 |
34.5 - 65.3 |
51.1 |
|
| Percents of SL |
| Depth at dorsal-fin origin |
44.9 |
30 |
36.2 - 46.4 |
41.4 |
2.6 |
| Snout to dorsal-fin origin |
52.9 |
30 |
49.3 - 53.4 |
51.4 |
1.1 |
| Snout to pectoral-fin origin |
28.2 |
30 |
26.1 - 29.8 |
27.9 |
0.9 |
| Snout to pelvic-fin origin |
48.1 |
30 |
47.2 - 53.1 |
49.7 |
1.3 |
| Snout to anal-fin origin |
65.6 |
30 |
64.8 - 70.3 |
67.1 |
1.5 |
| Caudal-peduncle depth |
12.5 |
30 |
9.8 - 19.7 |
11.3 |
1.7 |
| Caudal-peduncle length |
10.5 |
30 |
9.8 - 12.5 |
10.8 |
0.6 |
| Pectoral-fin length |
25.4 |
30 |
22.3 - 25.5 |
24.1 |
0.9 |
| Pelvic-fin length |
21.2 |
30 |
17.8 - 22.0 |
19.6 |
1.1 |
| Pelvic-fin origin to anal-fin origin |
19.5 |
30 |
17.1 - 21.4 |
19.4 |
1.0 |
| Dorsal-fin length |
33.9 |
30 |
28.3 - 33.9 |
31.2 |
1.2 |
| Dorsal-fin base length |
15.6 |
30 |
14.1 - 16.6 |
15.3 |
0.7 |
| Anal-fin length |
21.4 |
30 |
18.7 - 24.2 |
21.3 |
1.4 |
| Anal-fin base length |
30.4 |
30 |
25.8 - 31.9 |
29.6 |
1.2 |
| Eye to dorsal-fin origin |
39.2 |
30 |
34.5 - 39.4 |
37.1 |
1.4 |
| Dorsal-fin origin to caudal-fin base |
54.0 |
30 |
51.3 - 56.1 |
53.8 |
1.1 |
| Head depth |
33.8 |
30 |
27.7 - 34.5 |
30.8 |
1.6 |
| Head length |
26.4 |
30 |
24.9 - 29.4 |
26.5 |
1.1 |
| Percents of HL |
| Horizontal eye diameter |
44.1 |
30 |
40.5 - 48.1 |
44.7 |
2.0 |
| Snout length |
28.6 |
30 |
22.8 - 28.6 |
26.0 |
1.2 |
| Interorbital width |
35.5 |
30 |
32.2 - 38.0 |
35.2 |
1.6 |
| Upper jaw length |
46.6 |
30 |
44.0 - 49.4 |
46.7 |
1.5 |