TABLE 1. Morphometric measurements of Trimma novemstriatum sp. nov.
Gender Male Female
Type Holotype Paratypes (N = 9)
Size (mm SL) 21.1 min max average
12.5 20.6
% in SL
Head length 27.9 26.7 29.3 27.9
Snout to 1st dorsal fin origin 36.3 34.5 36.4 35.5
Snout to 2nd dorsal fin origin 55.5 53.7 56.9 55.4
Snout to anus 52.0 51.1 54.1 52.3
Snout to anal fin origin 56.4 55.3 58.6 57.0
Prepelvic length 27.5 25.6 29.8 27.5
Caudal peduncle length 22.2 22.4 26.4 24.2
Caudal peduncle depth 12.3 11.7 12.8 12.5
First dorsal fin base 13.8 13.4 16.4 14.5
Second dorsal fin base 17.0 17.5 20.7 19.5
Anal fin base 16.1 15.2 18.5 16.5
Caudal fin length 23.7 22.3 26.5 23.9
Pectoral fin length 23.5 21.7 26.3 24.3
Pelvic fin length 32.5 31.6 38.1 35.2
Body depth at pelvic fin origin 21.1 20.9 22.8 21.7
Body depth at anal fin origin 19.9 17.3 21.5 19.6
Body width at anal fin origin 12.0 11.5 13.1 12.3
Pelvic fin origin to anus 21.6 21.7 23.8 22.6
% in HL
Snout length 9.9 9.3 11.5 10.5
Eye diameter 40.3 37.2 39.8 38.1
Postorbital length 39.3 36.8 41.2 39.2
Cheek depth 18.9 18 19.5 18.5
Head width at upper gill opening 45.7 47.2 51.4 48.9
Head width (maximum) 68.4 66.6 72.5 69.9
Fleshy interorbital width 13.9 13.2 17.2 14.8
Bony interorbital width 2.0 1.8 3.0 2.2
Lower jaw length 34.5 32.0 35.0 33.6