DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15146553
title: TABLE 3 in Taxonomic revision of the Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874 (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) species complex, with description of a new species from Brazil

description: TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data of Ophidion holbrookii and O. zavalai n. sp. Total length and standard length (SL) is expressed in millimeters, and all other measurements are expressed as percent of standard length. N = number of specimens examined; outside parentheses, type specimens; inside parentheses, non-type specimens. Specimens smaller (<) and larger (>) then 230 mm SL.
Ophidion holbrookiiOphidion zavalaiN Mean Holotype (Range) <230 mm> 230 mmN Mean Holotype (Range) <230 mm> 230 mmTotal length27142 (141–280) 140–131229–27963 275 (151–329) 151–221220–329Standard length 27138 (131–269) 131–214218–26963 271 (148–325) 148–216217–325Head length27 22.018.3 (19.3–24.2) (21.9) 19.3–23.6(22.4) 20.4–24.263 19.0 20.1 (16.5–22.1) (18.3) 16.5–21.6 (20.4) 17.8–22.1Predorsal length27 28.527.8 (25.3–32.0) (28.2) 25.3–32.0(29.2) 26.0–31.463 27.7 28.0 (24.0–30.0) (27.6) 24.0–29.2 (27.9) 25.0–30.0Preanal length27 42.340.0 (38.4–46.0) (42.1) 38.4–45.0(42.7) 39.7–46.063 39.8 40.6 (36.5–44.4) (39.0) 36.5–44.0 (41.2) 38.1–44.4Preorbital length26 4.9(4.8–5.8) (4.6) 3.5–5.8(5.3) 5.0–5.763 3.8 4.0 (3.3–4.3) (3.9) 3.2–5.7(4.0) 3.3–6.6Lateral line length27 96.6(82.2–99.4) (94.0) 89.1–99.3(92.4) 82.2–97.663 92.1 94.5 (88.5–94.5) (98.4) 88.5–99.5 (98.3) 91.1–99.6Maxillary length27 9.28.0 (6.9–12.2) (9.1) 6.9–10.3(9.5) 8.3–12.263 8.4 9.0 (6.6–11.5) (8.1) 6.6–10.2(9.0) 7.3–11.5Body height at center of the eye27 11.09.3 (8.6–14.7) (11.0) 9.3–13.4(10.8) 8.6–14.763 9.5 9.8 (7.9–11.4) (9.1) 7.9–10.7(10.2) 8.4–11.4Body height at dorsal origin27 15.812.0 (13.7–18.4) (15.6) 13.7–18.4(16.4) 15.4–17.363 13.5 15.4 (10.2–17.9) (12.6) 10.2–16.3 (15.0) 13.6–18.0Body height at anal origin27 16.314.0 (9.6–20.5) (16.6) 14.5–20.0(15.7) 9.6–17.563 14.1 15.6 (11.5–18.0) (13.3) 11.5–15.3 (15.6) 13.5–18.0Pectoral-fin length27 9.510.1 (8.2–13.1) (9.6) 8.2–13.1(9.5) 8.2–12.663 7.8 8.0 (6.0–10.2) (7.7) 6.0–10.2(7.8) 7.1–8.7Outer pelvic ray length27 11.7(8.8–16.3) (11.7) 8.8–16.3(11.7) 9.1–13.462 9.5 12.6 (5.7–14.4) (8.1) 5.7–14.4(11.7) 7.3–13.5Internal pelvic ray length27 8.0(5.6–10.6) (7.7) 5.6–10.6(8.6)7.3–9.762 5.8 8.1 (2.8–9.0) (4.7) 2.8–8.4(7.7) 4.2–9.0Caudal-fin length26 4.72.9 (3.0–7.7) (4.9) 3.0–7.7(4.1) 3.1–4.163 1.8 1.5 (0.7–2.8) (2.0) 0.9–2.8(1.6) 0.7–2.4Orbital diameter27 5.35.9 (4.0–6.5) (5.4) 4.6–6.5(4.9) 4.0–5.863 4.6 4.8 (3.7–5.4) (4.5) 3.7–5.3(4.7) 3.8–5.5Bony interorbit 27 3.4(2.5–5.2) (3.4) 2.5–5.2(3.5) 3.0–4.263 3.0 3.4 (2.1–5.0) (2.6) 2.1–3.2(3.6) 2.6–5.0Posorbital length27 13.2(11.7–15.3) (13.2) 11.7–15.3(13.4) 12.9–14.363 10.5 12.8 (8.4–13.5) (9.7) 8.4–11.2 (12.1) 10.2–13.5Distance snout to eye center27 7.06.1 (5.9–9.1) (7.0) 5.9–8.0(7.1) 6.4–9.163 6.5 6.4 (3.7–7.8) (6.4) 3.7–7.36.6 (5.7–7.8Total gill rakers 27 4(6–7) (6) 6–7(6) 6–763 6 6 (6–9) (7) 6–9(6) 6–9Gill rakers on lower limb27 4(4–4) (4) 4–4(4) 4–465 5 5 (4–6) (5) 4–6)(5) 4–6)Vertebrae19 6467 (59–66) (64) 62–65(63) 59–6645 65 66 (63–68) (65) 63–68(65) 63–67Precaudal vertebrae19 1515 (13–16) (15) 15–15(14) 13–1545 15 15 (14–16) (15) 14–16(15) 14–15Caudal vertebrae19 4952 (45–52) (49) 47–50(48) 45–5245 50 51 (48–53) (50) 48–53(51) 48–52Pectoral-fin rays27 21(19–25) (21) 19–25(21) 20–2472 18 18 (17–21) (18) 17–20(18) 17–20Dorsal-fin rays5 126˜126 (116–137)42 119 128 (107–135) (116) 107–127(127) 119–139Anal-fin rays5 101˜95 (96–107)42 98 104 (88–107) (95) 88–104(103) 96–107
description: Published as part of Rotundo, Matheus Marcos, Caires, Rodrigo Antunes, Oliveira, Claudio, Kuranaka, Mariana, Figueiredo-Filho, Jessé Miranda De & Marceniuk, Alexandre Pires, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874 (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) species complex, with description of a new species from Brazil, pp. 242 in Zootaxa 5318 (2) on page 242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8169565