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

 radiographed and as cleared and stained specimens.— Continued^ 



Sphoeroides maculatus 8+11 in 26 

 8+ 10 in 8 

 Sphoeroides marmoratus 8+ 12 in 7 

 8+11 in 2 

 Sphoeroides nephelus 8+10 in 32 

 8+llin2 

 8+9 in 1 

 7+ 10 in 2 

 9+10 in 1 

 Sphoeroides pachygaster 8+10 

 Sphoeroides sechurae 8+9 in 35 

 8+ 10 in 1 

 Sphoeroides spengleri 8+9 in 34 

 8+10 in 1 

 Sphoeroides testudineus 8+ 10 in 74 

 8+9 in 32 

 8+8 in 1 

 8+11 in 1 

 7+9 in 2 

 Sphoeroides tnchocephalus 8+ 9 in 5 

 8+ 10 in 2 

 Tetraodon Uneatus 8+10 in 1 

 8+11 in 1 

 Tetraodon mbu 8+9 

 Tetraodon miurus 8+11 

 Torquigener hamiltoni 8+ U in 2 

 9+11 in 1 

 9+12 in 2 

 Torquigener pleurogramma 8+ 12 

 Torquigener pleurostictus 8+ 11 

 Xenopterus naritus 11 + 18 in 1 

 11 + 19 in 1 

 10+ 19 in 1 

 Canthigasterinae 

 Canthigaster amboinensis 8+9 

 Canthigaster bennetti 8+9 in 4 

 9+9 in 1 

 Canthigaster compressa 8+9 in 30 

 8+ 10 in 1 

 Canthigaster coronata 8+9 

 Canthigaster jactator 8+9 in 8 

 8+10 in 1 

 Canthigaster janthinoptera 8+9 

 Canthigaster margaritata 8+9 

 Canthigaster papua 8+9 

 Canthigaster punctatisstma 8+9 in 23 



8+8 in 1 

 Canthigaster rivulata 8+9 

 Canthigaster rostrata 8+9 

 Canthigaster solandri 8+9 in 19 

 8+ 10 in 2 

 Canthigaster ualentini 8+9 

 Diodontidae 



Chilomycterus affinis 13+10 

 Chilomycterus antennatus 12+8 

 Chilomycterus antillarum 10+9 

 Chilomycterus atinga 13 + 8 

 Chilomycterus mauretamcus 12+8 

 Chilomycterus orbicularis 11 + 8 

 Chilomycterus reticulatus 12+10 

 Chilomycterus schoepfi 11+8 in 3 

 12+8 in 2 

 10+8 in 1 



