DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18065236
title: Table 6 in A taxonomic revision of ten whitefish species from the lakes Lucerne, Sarnen, Sempach and Zug, Switzerland, with descriptions of seven new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae)

description: Table 6. Morphological and meristic data of Coregonus muelleri from Lake Lucerne, NMBE-1078123 holotype, contemporary specimen; paratypes of contemporary specimens N = 29 and paratype material of historical specimens N = 8. For males and both sexes the holotype is included in the range and mean of the contemporary specimens.
SpeciesCoregonus muelleriMorphological charactersContemporary specimensHistorical specimensHolotypeHolotype + ParatypesParatypesHolotype + ParatypesParatypesNtotal = 30 *Nfemales = 9 **Nmales = 21 ***Ntotal= 8 ****meanrangemeanrangemeanrangemeanrangeStandard length (mm)180180.7158-198180.1161-197181158-198180.2159-193Percentage of standard lengthPelvic fin base3.63.63-4.13.73.3-4.13.63-3.93.53.2-4Pelvic fin ‘spine’ length7.26.75.3-8.16.85.3-8.16.65.5-7.25.94.8-6.6Pelvic fin length15.615.914.6-16.816.215-16.615.714.6-16.816.414.2-18.9Pectoral fin base3.432.7-3.532.7-3.33.12.8-3.532.4-3.6Pectoral fin 1 length16.816.415-1816.715.8-1816.215-16.916.715.3-18.8Pectoral fin 2 length17.817.116-18.817.316.6-18.817.116-17.917.515.9-20Dorsal fin base10.8119.2-12.711.210.1-12119.2-12.710.69.3-11.6Length of anterior part of dorsal fin erected18.618.116.4-20.318.817.7-20.317.816.4-19.818.417.1-20.2Length of anterior part of dorsal fin depresse19.619.217.3-21.119.718.7-21.11917.3-20.719.517.9-21.1Length of posterior part of dorsal fin erected6.15.64.5-6.55.54.5-6.15.64.9-6.56.25.4-7.1Anal fin base13.81311.2-14.813.111.6-13.712.911.2-14.81211.2-13Length of anterior part of the anal fin12.41210.5-1312.311.2-1311.810.5-12.71210.9-13.3Adipose fin base5.864.6-8.55.95-7.26.14.6-8.56.75.3-8.6Caudal fin length23.923.922-26.424.723.1-26.423.622-25.623.521-25.4Caudal peduncle depth7.26.96.3-7.46.96.4-7.46.96.3-7.36.56.1-6.8Caudal peduncle length13.312.810.8-14.312.710.8-14.212.810.9-14.313.813.4-15.1Length from posterior part of adipose fin to caudal fin base19.219.417.5-21.119.117.5-20.619.518-21.120.317.7-21.6Dorsal head length15.515.714.4-1715.814.8-1715.714.4-16.41614.8-17.9Prepelvic length51.151.348.2-54.45250.6-54.45148.2-53.352.449.4-55.3Preanal length76.176.974-80.176.474-77.477.174.7-80.176.675.7-79.4Predorsal length47.646.741.9-49.646.141.9-48.246.944.7-49.647.344.8-51.5Body depth2221.919.8-24.923.321-24.921.319.8-2422.520-24.7Postdorsal length44.844.341.6-47.543.941.6-45.644.542.5-47.543.639.6-45.8Head length21.62220.3-23.522.321.3-23.521.920.3-23.322.220.9-25.1Total length123.3122.1119.1-124.8122.2119.8-124.8122119.1-124.7121.1119.1-123.6Head length (mm)38.939.836.3-44.240.137.4-44.239.636.3-42.139.936.7-46.7Percentage of head lengthSnout length2222.820.1-25.322.620.8-23.722.920.1-25.321.320-22.6Eye diameter2624.122.2-262422.2-25.624.222.7-2624.323.2-26.6Eye cavity28.827.726.4-31.127.826.5-31.127.626.4-29.329.227-31.9Eye height26.124.322.3-26.224.222.8-25.124.322.3-26.225.323.5-28.3Eye socket2.831.9-4.62.91.9-3.732.3-4.642.8-5.7Postorbital length49.950.648.8-52.650.849.8-52.250.548.8-52.649.947.4-51.9Head depth64.963.759.6-70.863.561.2-65.763.859.6-70.865.261.8-69.7Mouth width9.39.27.6-10.19.18.5-9.99.27.6-10.110.28.9-11.8Upper jaw length3028.820.7-31.529.628.4-31.328.420.7-31.53128.4-35.9Lower jaw length41.442.740.3-45.843.641.4-45.842.340.3-44.943.639.5-47Length of maxilla21.721.419.4-2422.120.9-23.721.219.4-2422.921.3-26.2Snout depth8.274.9-8.77.15.6-8.774.9-8.37.77-8.5Snout width17.816.914.2-19.216.614.2-17.91715.4-19.216.514.3-17.4Head width4543.837.2-48.743.841.9-47.143.737.2-48.744.541.2-47.8Interorbital width26.72623.8-29.22624.1-27.226.123.8-29.224.622.6-26Internarial width10119.6-12.311.310-12.310.99.6-1212.211.3-13.8Lower jaw length7.67.35.9-8.77.16.4-7.97.45.9-8.78.67.5-10Lower jaw width22.421.318.5-23.321.419.2-2321.218.5-23.322.821-24.7Middle gill raker length13.513.59.6-15.913.412.4-1413.69.6-15.912.811.2-15Longest gill raker length15.114.512.5-16.714.413.5-15.914.512.5-16.714.111.2-15.6Upper arch length21.619.115.9-22.319.416-221915.9-22.3nanaLower arch length33.633.426.2-38.73327.2-37.533.526.2-38.7nana
* N=27 for MGR, LGR, UA, LA; ** N=7 for MGR, LGR, UA, LA; *** N=20 for MGR, LGR, UA, LA; **** N=6 for CF, TL; N=5 for MGR, LGR.
description: Published as part of Selz, Oliver M. & Seehausen, Ole, 2023, A taxonomic revision of ten whitefish species from the lakes Lucerne, Sarnen, Sempach and Zug, Switzerland, with descriptions of seven new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae), pp. 95 in ZooKeys 1144 on page 95, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1144.67747