DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15140291
title: T A B L E 1 in Unravelling the taxonomy of an interstitial fish radiation: Three new species of Gouania (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Mediterranean Sea and redescriptions of G. willdenowi and G. pigra

description: T A B L E 1 Morphometric characters (% SL) of Gouania described/redescribed species
SpeciesG. adriatica sp. nov.G. orientalis sp. nov.G. hofrichteri sp. nov.G. pigra (Nardo, 1827)G. willdenowi (Risso, 1810)SpecimenHolotypeParatypesHolotypeParatypesHolotypeParatypesNeotypeOther materialNeotypeOther materialSexMaleMales and femalesMaleMales and femalesMaleMales and femalesFemaleMales and femalesMaleMales and femalesNumber of specimens1919191919Standard length (SL) in mm41.4122.95 – 41.0332.817.09 – 37.5330.3520.62 – 36.9143.1232.58 – 39.4846.1131.13 – 46.11% standard lengthBody depth at anus15.312.9 – 16.214.012.7 – 15.211.09.1 – 11.712.311.3 – 13.511.312.5 – 13.8Body depth at pectoral fins15.711.2 – 14.813.011.6 – 14.410.19.5 – 10.911.510.6 – 11.812.211.4 – 13.4Body width at anus12.19.8 – 13.011.410.8 – 12.88.67.4 – 9.19.98.5 – 11.48.89.6 – 11.3Body width at pectoral fins16.813.7 – 16.614.514.2 – 15.712.310.3 – 12.411.811.5 – 13.212.913.9 – 15.8Caudal base depth12.610.1 – 13.513.011.4 – 14.19.28.2 – 10.49.59.0 – 10.811.311.5 – 13.0Caudal fin length16.313.9 – 16.415.014.2 – 17.512.111.5 – 1311.711.1 – 12.714.213.5 – 15.5Disc length20.115.9 – 19.017.314.9 – 19.012.110.2 – 13.413.512.1 – 14.617.517.1 – 19.3Disc width22.316.3 – 19.018.516 – 18.215.012.4 – 16.114.713.5 – 18.519.917.4 – 20.2Distance between the posterior margin of sucking disc and anus25.122.7 – 26.121.920.2 – 24.228.026 – 29.631.325.7 – 34.720.820.2 – 23.7Head depth at anterior sucking disc edge14.111.1 – 14.313.512.1 – 14.911.49.9 – 12.210.911.3 – 12.813.311.3 – 14.0Head depth at orbit128.8 – 12.210.09.4 – 10.88.77.3 – 9.38.58.0 – 9.811.09.4 – 12.4Head length3026.2 – 29.428.825.0 – 28.921.618.9 – 23.419.520.1 – 22.926.824.3 – 28.8Head width at head invagination19.415.6 – 20.417.315.0 – 17.814.111.2 – 14.312.512.6 – 15.317.716.1 – 19.0Head width at orbit20.115.8 – 19.618.915.8 – 18.414.111.2 – 14.412.513.7 – 15.917.816.1 – 19.5Head width at sucking disc anterior edge20.617.7 – 23.720.418.3 – 21.316.014.1 – 17.315.614.2 – 18.419.619.0 – 21.9Horizontal eye diameter3.23.0 – 3.72.92.8 – 4.22.22.1 – 2.62.02.0 – 2.42.52.3 – 2.9Interorbital distance9.26.1 – 9.38.05.9 – 8.76.25.1 – 6.36.55.6 – 7.38.87.1 – 8.6Pectoral fin length10.78.7 – 11.39.08.2 – 10.35.95.4 – 6.45.85.6 – 7.59.28.6 – 9.3Postanus length41.338.1 – 42.243.535.5 – 43.943.441.8 – 52.642.542.4 – 46.639.539.9 – 42.3Postorbital distance18.515.1 – 18.317.515.2 – 18.113.412 – 14.514.012.6 – 15.215.915.1 – 17.2Preanus length62.357.7 – 63.560.155.9 – 60.855.550.8 – 57.156.152.8 – 59.454.155.8 – 60.8Predisc length18.617.1 – 19.719.815.9 – 19.415.314.2 – 16.515.113.2 – 16.516.916.4 – 18.4Preorbital distance9.47.5 – 9.79.07.2 – 9.17.25.7 – 7.87.15.5 – 8.09.58.3 – 10.0Prepectoral-fin length28.225.1 – 28.527.824.7 – 28.222.119.5 – 23.722.219.5 – 23.426.624.4 – 28.4Vertical eye diameter4.33.4 – 4.13.02.5 – 4.32.62.0 – 2.72.92.3 – 2.93.32.6 – 3.1
Note: Values for each species in the table presented as holotype / neotype and separately the range for species paratypes /other material. Characters are sorted in alphabetic order.
description: Published as part of Wagner, Maximilian, Kovac, Marcelo & Koblmüller, Stephan, 2021, Unravelling the taxonomy of an interstitial fish radiation: Three new species of Gouania (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Mediterranean Sea and redescriptions of G. willdenowi and G. pigra, pp. 67 in Journal of Fish Biology 98 (1) on page 67, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14558, http://zenodo.org/record/10928926