Table 1 Morphometric measurements and meristic counts of razorbelly scad, Alepes kleinii (Bloch, 1793) collected from the southern coast of Bangladesh (n = 29)
Morphometric measurement | Acronym | Length range (cm) | Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum | Maximum | |||
Total length | TL | 8.6 | 15.8 | 11.3 ± 1.76 |
Fork length | FL | 7.9 | 13.5 | 9.8 ± 1.47 |
Standard length | SL | 7.2 | 11.8 | 9.3 ± 1.13 |
Body depth | BD | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 ± 0.30 |
Caudal peduncle | CP | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 ± 0.01 |
First pre-dorsal length | FPrDL | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 ± 0.21 |
Second pre-dorsal length | SPrDL | 4.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 ± 0.32 |
Pre-pectoral length | PrPL | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 ± 0.11 |
Pre-ventral length | PrVL | 1.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 ± 0.14 |
Pre-anal length | PrAL | 4.1 | 7.3 | 5.5 ± 0.47 |
Head length | HL | 1.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 ± 0.09 |
Pre-orbital length | PrOL | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 ± 0.01 |
Orbital length | OL | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 ± 0.02 |
Post-orbital length | PsOL | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 ± 0.04 |
Meristic counts | Minimum | Maximum | ||
Number of first dorsal fin ray | FDFR | 7 | 8 | |
Number of second dorsal fin ray | SDFR | 23 | 24 | |
Number of pectoral fin ray | PFR | 21 | 22 | |
Number of ventral fin ray | VFR | 5 | 5 | |
Number of anal fin ray | AFR | 20 | 22 | |
Number of ventral spine | VS | 2 | 2 | |