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Table 1 7. Pigment and Morphological Characters of Congridae (Bathvm'i rinae, Heterocongrinae) and Miiraenesocidae. + = All or 



most species; ( + ) = some species only. Refer to Fig. 37. 



I^ara- 

 Allo- Ario- Uniden- Balhv- Paru- Goi- fivlern- Con- (iuvi- Miirae- xcnonjy- .\cnn- 

 conger soma tified niyriis conger gasta conger gresox aliccps ncso.x s/av mv^lax 



Lateral pigment 



A. Absent 



B. A midlateral row of single spots, 

 often with extra spots below 



C. A row of few large spots between 

 midlateral and ventral levels 



D. A large group of dendritic spots 

 at about myomere 80 



E. Oblique rows of compact spots on 

 myosepta below midlateral level 



1 . Spots very close together + + + + 



2. Spots scattered 



F. Additional oblique rows present 



1. Above midlateral level + 



2. Below midlateral level + 



G. A large midlateral patch of minute 



spots at one third of body length + 



H. Scattered minute spots above and 



below midlateral level + 



Head pigment 

 I. small spots on throat 

 J. Small spots elsewhere on head 

 Gut pigment 

 K. Small spots ventrally before stomach 



and dorsally behind stomach + + + 



L. Small spots ventrally behind stomach (+) + 



M. Series from throat to anus 



1. Approx. one spot every 1-2 segments 



2. Spots widely spaced (in young only) + 



3. 6-9 groups of spots 

 Other pigment 



N. Small spots on anal and dorsal bases + + + 



O. A series of spots before dorsal fin; 



few, large (young); many, small 



(full grown) + + 



Morphological: 

 P. Posterior teeth bladelike 

 Q. An "exterilium" intestine ( + ) + + 



