Table 1 Measurements and meristic counts of the first record of Cephalopholis nigri in the Mediterranean Sea and of a Cephalopholis taeniops both specimens caught from Maltese waters
Cephalopholis nigri | Cephalopholis taeniops | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Measurements (mm) | % SL | Measurements (mm) | % SL |
Total length | 140.0 | 288.0 | ||
Standard length | 116.0 | 247.0 | ||
Maximum body depth | 36.9 | 31.8 | 81.3 | 32.9 |
Length of dorsal fin base | 14.6 | 12.6 | 113.8 | 46.1 |
Pectoral fin base | 8.9 | 7.7 | 17.8 | 7.2 |
Anal fin base | 19.1 | 16.5 | 43.5 | 17.6 |
Pre-pelvic length | 41.0 | 35.3 | 86.9 | 35.2 |
Pre-anal length | 77.0 | 66.4 | 143.4 | 58.1 |
Head length | 43.1 | 37.2 | 88.1 | 35.7 |
Pre-orbital length | 10.6 | 9.1 | 29.3 | 11.9 |
Eye diameter | 9.1 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 5.1 |
Counts | Counts | |||
Dorsal fin spines | 9 | 9 | ||
Dorsal fin soft rays | 14 | 15 | ||
Pectoral fin soft rays | 14 | 18 | ||
Pelvic fin spines | 1 | 1 | ||
Pelvic fin soft rays | 5 | 5 | ||
Anal fin spines | 3 | 3 | ||
Anal fin soft rays | 8 | 9 | ||
Scales on lateral line | 45 | 72 | ||
Gill rakers | 22 | 23 | ||