Table 2.— Total number of vertebrae and vertebral formulas of Recent plectognath flshes examined 

 radio^aphed and as cleared and stained specimens. 



16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 



Triacanthodidae 

 Hollardiinae 



HollardiagosUnei 8+12 1 



Hollardia hoUardi 8+ 12 20 



HoUardia meadi 8+ 12 3 



Parahollardia lineata 8+12 17 



ParahollardiaschmidtiS+ 12 17 



Triacanthodinae 



Atrophacanthus japonicus S+12 38 



Bathyphyiax bom bifrons 8+12 1 



Bathyphylax omen 8+ 12 1 



Halimochirurgus alcocki &+12 8 



Halimochirurgus centriscoides 8+ 12 7 



Johnsonina eriomma 8+12 15 



Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus 8+12 13 



Macrorhamphosodes uradoi 8+ 12 6 



Mephisto fraserbrunneri 8+ 12 1 



Paratriacanthodes herrei 8+ 12 3 



Paratriacanthodes retrospinis 8+ 12 6 



Tnacantfwdesanomalus 8+ 12 19 



Triacanthodes ethiops 8+ 12 7 



Tydemania navigatoris 8+12 16 



Triacanthidae 



Pseudotriacanthus strigUifer 8+ 12 21 



Triacanthus btaculeatus 8+12 31 



Triacanthusmeuhofi 8+ 12 2 



Tripodichthys angustifrons 8+12 1 



Tripodichthys blochi 8+ 12 36 



Tripodichthys oxycephalus 8+ 12 2 



7>iiip/jic/i«hysu)e<)?ri8+12 8 



Balistidae 



Abalistesstellatus 1+11 1 



Balistapus undulatus 1 +11 2 



Batistes capriscus 7+11 32 



Batistes forcipatus 7+11 1 



Batistes polytepis 7+ U 30 



Batistes uetuta 1+11 6 



Batistoides conspicitium 7+11 2 



Balistoides viridescens 7+11 1 



Canthidermismaculatusl+ 11 10 



Hemibalistes bursal + 11 2 



Hemibalistes chrysopterus 1 + 11 1 



Me/ichfhysmger 7+11 in 3 '1 3 



7+10 in 1 



Melichthysvidual+U 1 



Odonus niger 1 + 11 2 



Pseudobalistes flavimarginata 7+11 1 



Rhinecanthusacuteatusl + 11 4 



Rhinecanthus rectangulus 7+11 in 5 5 1 



7+12 in 1 



Rhinecanthus verrucosus 7+11 l 



Sufflamenfrenatusl + 11 1 



Sufflamen verres 7+11 2 



Xanthichthys lineopunctatus 7+11 1 



Xant/iic/if/iysringefw7+ll 4 



Monacanthidae 



Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus 6+ 14 1 



Atuteraheudetotiil +13 8 



v4/u(erQ monoceros 7+16 1 



i4;u£cra sc^cp/i 7+16 in 11 1 11 



7+15 in 1 



