Table 1. — Meristic characters of some marine fishes of the western North Atlantic Ocean. 



ICANTHURIDAE 



Acanthurua bahiarmB 



AeantSunifl chlrurgua 



Acanthurua coenileua 



ALBULIDAE 



Albula nanoptera 

 Albiila vulpea 



ALEPISAyRIDAE 



AlapleauruB fcrcot 



ANOPLOGASTEDIDAE 



Anoplogastcr comuta 



ANTENNARIIDAE 



AntqinarluB tmiltlocellatus 

 Antennarlus ocellatua 

 Ar.tamariUB radlosus 

 Antennarius sanpilneus 

 Hie trio hi s trio 

 Lophiocharon tgiebroaua 

 Phrynelo'x scaber 



AROraTTNTPAF. 



Glossanodon pypnaeua 

 Mlcrostoina ~ mlcroatoina 



ARIIDAE 



Arlue felia 

 Eagrp marinus 



ASTRONFSTHIDAF- 



AatroDf'stheB siffilis 



ATELBOPIDAE 



Ijjjiaia antlllanin 



ATHFF IKIDAE 



Allan etta harrlngtonenslB 

 Hembras martini ca 

 Menldia berylllna 



Henidla menldia 



AULOPIDAE 



AulopuB nanae 



AULOSTOHIDAE 



Auloatoimia maculatue 



BALISTIDAE 



Alutera hgudelotl 

 Alutera monoceroa 

 Alutera BChoepfl 

 Alutera scripraa 

 Ballet»a caprlscua 

 Ballatea vetula 

 CantherhJjies pullua 

 Canthidernds macula tUB 

 Canthldermla sufflaaiS 

 H onacan tlnia" c'l 11 a tus 

 Monacarit^iUfl hispldu's 

 Mona can thus aetlfer " 

 ICanthlchthy a ring ens 



BATHyCLUPEIDAE 



Bathyclupea achroederl 



BATHYPTTOOniAE 



BathypterolB bigelowl 



BAmACHOIDIDAE 

 OpsajiUB beta 

 O psarus pardua 

 OpsanuE tau 



Porichthyg porosissijnUB 

 Thai aa sop hryne maculosa 



BELONIDAE 



AblenncB hiane 

 Platybeione argaloa 

 Strongylura marina 

 Strongylura notata 

 Tyloaaurue acua 

 Tyloeaurua crocodllua 



BF^YCIDAE 



Berpt decadactyliij 



105-Ui5 



55- 82 



Ul- 60 

 57 



66- 98 

 33 



70- 8U 

 66 



57- 86 



62- 82 

 195 



9li-lli5 

 lS2-l6li 



U2- 65 



220-325 



133-195 



90-225 



89-17U 



121 



95-165 



52-116 



155-17U 



105-160 



51- 92 



U9- 65 



59- 90 



66. 66 



72-123 



77-m 



UO- 65 



109-125 



105-113 



llS-158 



111-ieii 



121-180 

 62-lli7 

 35- 59 



70-350 



171-295 

 175-168 

 166-267 

 12U-193 

 106-235 



50-51 



35-36 



13-15 



22 

 16 



28-30 

 31-32 



16-18 



21 



2U 



23-2U 



23-2U 



IS 

 36 



13 

 16 

 16 

 LU 

 11 

 11 

 12 

 11 

 U 

 13 

 12 

 12 

 11 



25-26 



22 



23 



23-2U 



32-33 



18 



33 

 26-27 

 25-26 

 21-22 

 29-31 

 27-28 



U 



7-8 

 5 

 5 

 5 



16-18 



12 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 12 

 12 

 12 



10-u 



12 



10 

 7-8 

 6-6 

 7-6 



15 

 26 



36-39 



hi 



33-35 



1.1,4.7 



27-28 



29-30 



3I.-36 



2U 



26-26 



30-32 



32-31. 



27-30 



29 



21.-25 

 26 

 27 



36-37 

 16 



23-25 

 13 



15-16 

 13-11. 

 23-21. 

 21-22 



82-89 



U0-U2 

 50 

 35-37 

 U74.9 

 2U-25 

 27-28 

 30-32 

 21-22 

 23-25 

 31-32 

 32-3U 

 27-31 

 2U-25 



38 



8-10 



32-35 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



33-35 



6- 9 



8- 9 



6-7 



5- 7 



6-10 

 6-10 



6- 9 



U-5 



5-6 

 5 

 5 



5-6 

 7 



7- 6 



Chasmod ea bosqulanua 

 Chasmodes gaburrag 

 &itoinflcroduB nlgricana 

 HypleurochlluB ggninatuB 

 HypBoblenr.ius hentzi 

 Hjpsoblenr.lus lonthaa 

 Op hi obi ennlua atlantlcue 



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