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Table 1 Morphometric data of Avocettina bowersii from Costa Rica and Panama

From: New records of snipe eels (Anguilliformes: Nemichthyidae) from the Pacific coast of lower Central America

Measurements

Females and immature males (n = 27)

Mature male (n = 1)

MBD/SL (%)

1.68–3.04

2.52

HL/SL (%)

7.76–12.89

6.98

Sn-L/HL (%)

56.22–76.51

22.22

Sn-D/SL (%)

9.17–15.31

8.03

Sn-Pec/SL (%)

8.00–13.28

7.75

Sn-A/SL (%)

12.20–28.94

17.36

ID/HL (%)

2.24–5.48

8.33

ED/HL (%)

3.97–10.61

13.09

SL (mm)

197–628

361

  1. Acronyms are as follow: MBD maximum body depth, HL head length, Sn-L snout length, Sn-D snout to first dorsal fin length, Sn-pec snout to pectoral fin length, Sn-A snout to anal fin length, ID interorbital distance, ED eye diameter, SL standart length