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Morphometries 



bilineata 

 polyxystra n. sp 



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-02 



PC2 



Meristics 



02 



04 



06 



-2024 



PCI 

 Morphometries versus Meristles 



-2024 



PC1 (Meristies) 



Figure 3 



F'lot.s of principal component scores fur niorphometric and meris- 

 tic characters for eastern North Pacific Lcpidopsetta species: L. 

 bilineata (circle), L. polyxystra n. sp. i triangle i. (A) Morphometric 

 characters only; (B) meristic characters only; (C) morphometric 

 characters (Pr2) versus meristic characters (PCI ). 



Preflexion stage 



2.15r 



Species 



* L polyxystra n sp. 

 L bilineata 



Flexion stage 



Postflexion stage 



10.5 12.2 139 15.6 17.3 19.0 



Stanijarcj length 



Figure 4 



Comparison of snout-to-anus length versus 

 standard length in developmental stages of 

 Lepidopsetta bilineata (open circle) and L. 

 polyxystra n. sp. (triangle). The lines represent 

 a linear regression with both species having 

 similar slopes: (A) preflexion, (B) flexion, (C) 

 postflexion. 



