DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18065228
title: Table 2 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 2. Morphological and meristic data of Coregonus litoralis from Lake Lucerne, NMBE-1078097 holotype, contemporary specimen; paratypes of contemporary specimens N = 12 and paratypes of historical specimens N = 7. For males and both sexes the holotype is included in the range and mean of the contemporary specimens.
SpeciesCoregonus litoralisMorphological charactersContemporary specimensHistorical specimensHolotypeHolotype + ParatypesParatypesHolotype + ParatypesNtotal = 13 *Nfemales = 5 **Nmales = 8Ntotal = 7 ***meanrangemeanrangemeanrangemeanrangeStandard length (mm)326328304-363322304-337332.5312-363321.5222-392Percentage of standard lengthPelvic fin base4.843.6-4.843.6-4.44.64.1-4.84.63.9-5.3Pelvic fin ‚spine‘ length7.76.35.3-7.76.25.7-6.66.55.3-7.76.35.2-6.7Pelvic fin length16.515.914.2-17.215.414.2-16.316.315.4-17.217.314.9-21.5Pectoral fin base3.73.43-3.73.33-3.63.43.1-3.73.53.1-3.9Pectoral fin 1 length16.215.814.3-1715.514.3-16.51615.3-1717.414.5-21.6Pectoral fin 2 length17.416.715-17.916.215-17.416.915.9-17.917.515.2-21.4Dorsal fin base13.413.411.9-15.11311.9-13.613.712.6-15.111.79-13.2Length of anterior part of dorsal fin erected19.318.916.9-20.918.716.9-19.819.117.3-20.919.117.1-23.1Length of anterior part of dorsal fin depressed20.520.417.6-22.62017.6-21.120.718.7-22.620.218.3-23.4Length of posterior part of dorsal fin erected5.85.54.5-65.14.5-5.65.84.8-65.95.5-6.5Anal fin base12.412.811.3-14.412.211.3-13.413.212.4-14.411.59.5-13.3Length of anterior part of the anal fin13.212.911.1-14.112.611.1-13.613.112.4-14.112.710.3-15.9Adipose fin base5.653.8-5.85.14.5-5.54.93.8-5.85.74.4-7.8Caudal fin length24.123.220.8-24.423.123-23.323.220.8-24.420.7naCaudal peduncle depth8.48.17.5-8.487.5-8.38.17.6-8.47.76.9-8.5Caudal peduncle length12.112.611.5-14.313.112.3-14.312.211.5-13.113.912-15.4Length from posterior part of adipose fin to caudal fin base18.718.216.7-19.818.717.3-19.817.916.7-18.719.315.8-22.9Dorsal head length15.214.313.2-15.21413.2-14.314.614-15.215.214.4-17.9Prepelvic length52.250.947.8-54.251.150-52.150.747.8-54.252.045.5-62.3Preanal length7776.575.3-78.977.276-78.976.175.3-7778.773-93.5Predorsal length49.946.543.5-49.94643.5-49.146.845.5-49.950.246.3-58.5Body depth26.626.923.4-3028.126-3026.123.4-27.526.221.8-29.9Postdorsal length40.242.140-45.242.940.4-45.241.740-43.644.739.9-48.3Head length20.719.919.2-20.919.819.2-20.42019.2-20.921.920.9-24.7Total length121.2119.9117.7-121.8119.9118.8-121119.9117.7-121.8118.5naHead length (mm)67.565.559.4-69.663.859.4-66.566.562.1-69.665.646.6-82.1Percentage of head lengthSnout length24.524.122.1-25.924.222.1-25.924.123.3-24.523.419-29Eye diameter2020.218.2-21.420.219.3-20.820.218.2-21.420.417.9-22.7Eye cavity24.324.622.7-2624.623.9-25.724.522.7-2626.024.1-27.7Eye height20.821.520.2-23.721.520.6-22.821.520.2-23.722.220.3-24.8Eye socket4.94.13-4.94.13.8-4.54.13-4.94.63.7-5.7Postorbital length52.152.951.1-5553.652.6-5552.551.1-54.553.551.6-56.2Head depth71.373.870.1-77.973.470.1-76.774.171.2-77.972.568.1-77.1Mouth width9.49.48.6-10.19.58.8-10.19.38.6-9.810.28.6-11.3Upper jaw length26.726.625.3-29.626.825.6-29.626.425.3-27.627.825.6-30.7Lower jaw length40.939.636.8-42.539.736.9-42.539.636.8-41.639.436.9-44.5Length of maxilla19.719.117.4-20.519.417.9-20.518.817.4-20.420.518.7-23Snout depth10.18.66.9-10.58.46.9-10.58.77.6-10.39.17.3-11.4Snout width15.214.913.1-17.214.813.5-15.51513.1-17.215.313.2-18.8Head width48.749.146.4-51.249.147.6-50.549.146.4-51.250.145-55Interorbital width28.828.226.3-29.827.826.3-28.828.526.8-29.828.123.5-31.3Internarial width13.512.411-13.512.411.3-13.512.311-13.512.910.7-14.5Lower jaw length8.186.7-8.87.86.7-8.88.17.3-8.78.16.9-9.2Lower jaw width22.421.720.7-24.321.320.7-21.72220.8-24.323.121.7-25.3Middle gill raker length9.1107.8-11.810.59.2-11.89.77.8-11.411.18.9-13.4Longest gill raker length10.1119.2-13.111.69.4-13.110.69.2-12.211.79.1-14.2Upper arch length15.517.314.9-19.917.614.9-19.917.115.5-19.517.7naLower arch length32.732.330.8-34.332.131.6-33.432.530.8-34.334.3na
* N=10 for CF, TL ** N=2 for CF, TL *** N=6 for SL, PELVB, PELFS, PELVF, PECFB, PECF2, DFB, DFAe, AFB, AFPe, AdFB, CD, PAdC, DHL, PreP, PreA, PreD, BD, PostD, H; N=5 for PECF1, DFPe, DFPd, CL; N=4 for HL; N=1 for CF, TL, UA, LA.
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