Character | Holotype | Mediterranean Sea | Indian Ocean (Kotthaus, 1969) | Indian Ocean | Toyama Bay, Japan |
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No. specimens | 1 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 138 |
SL (mm) | 30.8 | 51.9–66.9 | 23.6–75.2 | 25.3–45.1 | 30.4–65.5 |
Total vertebrae | 50 | 48–50 | 47–49 | 47–50 | 49–53 |
D2 fin rays | 50 | 50–51 | 45–47 | 46–52 | 46–55 |
A fin rays | 53 | 51–52 | 45–47 | 46–52 | 47–57 |
P fin rays | 18 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 15–17 | 16–19 |
Principal caudal fin rays | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | 13 |
Total caudal fin rays | 29 | 27–30 | - | 27–29 | 27–32 |
Longitudinal scales | 73a | 66–73 | 72– ~ 80 | 71–74 | 71–80 |
Transverse scales | 17a | 16–18 | 14–18 | 13–15 | 15–17 |
Head length %SL | 18.5 | 16.5–18.9 | 16.2–20.0 | 17.0–19.1 | 15.8–18.8 |
Predorsal length %SL | 39.0 | 38.9–41.8 | 39.1–46.1 | 39.4–41.9 | 37.6–43.0 |
Preanal length %SL | 39.0 | 38.4–42.4 | 40.7–48.0 | 38.0–41.9 | 36.3–41.4 |
Body depth %SL | 15.3 | 14.7–17.5 | 14.9–16.8 | 13.2–16.2 | 10.8–16.8 |
Snout length %HL | 21.1 | 14.4–22.1 | 14.9–21.4 | 24.2–27.7 | 19.3–25.7 |
Eye diameter %HL | 26.3 | 26.0–32.2 | 30.8–41.4 | 25.2–32.3 | 24.4–33.3 |
Interorbital width %HL | 17.5 | 13.1–24.1 | 13.2–14.0 (26.8)b | 18.7–24.5 | 14.7–21.3 |