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

 radiographed and as clea red and stained specimens.— Continued. 



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



Alutera scripta 7+ liin 3 3 1 



7+16 in 1 

 Amansesscopas 1+12 ■* 



Brachaluteres trossulus 7 + 13 22 



Brachaluteres uivarum 7 + 13 2 



Cantherhinespardalisl+ 12 11 



CantherhinespuUusl+ 12 H 



Cantherhines sandwichiensis 7 + 12 8 



Cantherhines trachylepis 7 + 13 2 



Chaetoderma spinosissimus 7+ 13 2 



Laputa cingalensis 7+12 1 



Monacanthus chinensis 7 + 12 3 



Monacanthus ciliatus 6+ 13 in 49 49 1 



6+14 in 1 

 Monacanthus mylii 7+12 1 



Monacanthus tuckeri &+!% 6 



Navodon setosus 7+13 1 



Oiymonacant/ius longirostris S+ 17 in 6 16 



8+ 16 in 1 

 Paraluteres prionurus 1 + IZ in 1 1 1 



7 + 14 in 1 

 Paramonacanthus bamardi 7+12 1 



Paramonacanthus cryptodon 7+ 12 in 3 3 1 



7+ 13 in 1 

 Paramonacanthus curtorhynchus 7+12 3 



Paramonacanthus oblongus 7+ 12 2 



Pervagor melanocephalus 7+ 12 in 1 2 



6+13 inl 

 Pervagor spilosomus 7 + 12 4 



Peroagortomentosus 7+13 in 4 2 4 



7 + 12 in 2 

 Pseudaluteres nasicomis 8+18 



Psilocephalus barbatus 1+22 in 3 ^ ^ 



7+23 inl 

 8+22 inl 

 Rudarius ercodes 7+13 in 17 17 2 



7 + 14in2 

 fludanasminutiis7+12 4 



Stephanolepis auratus 7+12 1 



Step/iano/epis cirrhi/er 7+ 13 in 1 1 1 



7+ 12 inl 

 Stephanolepis hispidus 1 + 12 in 33 1 33 1 



7 + 13 inl 

 7 + Uinl 

 Stephanolepis setiferl + 12 14 



Aracanidae 



Aracanaaunta (2 fused) 9+9 2 



/Iracana ornafa (2 fused) 10+8 2 



Caprichthys gymnura (2 fused) 10+8 1 



Capropygia unistriata (2 fused) 10+8 1 



Kentrocapros aculeatus (2 fused) 9+9 2 



Strophiurichthys robustus (2 fused) 9+9 1 



Ostraciidae 

 Ostraciinae 



Lactoria comuta (4 fused) 9+9 5 



Lactona/omasmii (5 fused?) 9+9 5 



Ostracion lentiginosum (2+2 or 4 fused) 9+9 4 



Ostracion tuberculatus (2 + 2 fused) 9+9 4 



Rhynchostracion rhinorhynchus (4 fused) 9+9 1 



Tetrosomusconcatenatus {4 (used) 9+9 1 



Tetrosomusgibbosus (4 (used) 9+9 1 



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