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Table II. Frequency Distribution of Gill Rakers on Upper Limb of First Arch 



in Anchoa* 

 , Number of Gill Rakers 



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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 



Spin if er i 2 11 14 3 — — — — — — — 



argenteus — — — i — — — — — — — — 



tnmtatis — — — I i 7 9 i — — — — 



cayorum i 12 24 3 — — — — — — — — 



fectoralis i 12 2 — — — — — — — — — 



mitchilli miuhilli — — — 8 38 63 56 5 — — — — 



miuhilH diaphana — — — 9 95 118 44 8 — — — — 



parva — — — — — — 3 25 10 — — — 



januaria — — — — — — — — 2 i 2 2 



choerostoma — — — — — i 9 9 4 — — — 



tricolor — — — — — — i 7 19 8 i — 



cubana — — — — — 2 3 9 12 5 8 5 



ginsburgi — — — — i 2 i — — — — — 



lamprotaenia — 7 ;6 47 13 6 4 — — — — — 



hepsetus hepsetus — — — i 19 52 47 23 9 — — — 



hepsetus colonensis — — — 3 9 24 12 i — — — • — ■ 



lyolepis — — — i 5 8 23 12 6 i — — 



filifera — — — — — 5 4 4 — — — — 



* When the counts exceed the number of specimens listed in the text, the rakers were counted on both ante- 

 rior arches. 



Table III. Frequency Distribution of Gill Rakers on Lower Limb of First Arch 



in Anchoa* 

 Number of Gill Rakers ^ 



15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 



spinifer 4 11 24 4 



argenteus i 



duodecim • 2 — 



trinitatis i 3 7 8 



cayorum 18 40 22 i 



pectoralis 3 13 4 2 — 



mitchilli mitchilli 421 45 70 54 21 6 



mitchilli diaphana 12 64 125 92 46 10 3 



parva — 7 10 14 13 i — 



januaria — 2 4 4 5 



choerostoma — 10 12 9 6 



tricolor II 20 25 8 2 



cubana — 3 211 6 818 8 7 2 2 2 



ginsburgi 2 3 8 



lamprotaenia — 2 26 94 82 31 8 5 



hepsetus hepsetus 9 27 97 93 47 2 i 



hepsetus colonensis 41525 4 



lyolepis 4 11 14 11 7 5 5 4 



filifera 3 3 12 i 



* When the counts exceed the number of specimens listed in the text, the rakers were counted on both 

 anterior arches. 



