195 



Table 7. -Proportional measurements of Tetranematichthys quadrifilis. 

 Measurements 2-21 are expressed as thousandths of standard length (SL); 

 measurements 22-34 are expressed as thousandths of head length (HL). 







HOLOTYPE 



NON-TYPES 







(NMW 43343) 



(N = 



12) 







Range 



Mp^n 



1. 



Standard length (SL, mm) 



79 



93-164 





2. 



Preadipose length 



83S 



823-892 



846 



3. 



Preanal length 



554 



542-604 



571 



4. 



Predorsal length 



289 



288-321 



307 



5. 



Prepelvic length 



443 



422-477 



443 



6. 



Prepectoral length 



304 



262-305 



280 



7. 



Pectoral origm to dorsal origin 



im. 



215-235 



223 



8. 



Pelvic origin to dorsal origin 



rm 



260-315 



282 



9. 



Pelvic origin to adipose origin 



476 



459-514 



488 



10. 



Dorsal origin to adipose origin 



481 



531-589 



558 



11. 



Adipose origin to anal insertion 



139 



143-168 



155 



12. 



Body depth at dorsal origin 



215 



217-261 



237 



13. 



Caudal peduncle depth 



99 



90-119 



107 



14. 



Caudal peduncle length 



76 



81-92 



85 



15. 



Body width at pectoral origin 



239 



208-247 



223 



16. 



Body width at pelvic origin 





105-123 



113 



17. 



Dorsal spine length 



~— 



137-377 



* 



18. 



Pectoral spine length 



148 



141-206 



156 



19. 



Pelvic fin length 



177 



152-180 



169 



20. 



Anal-fin base length 



405 



366-405 



389 



21. 



Head length (HL) 



291 



245-284 



266 



22. 



Head depth at occiput 



652 



656-758 



702 



23. 



Head width at postorbitals 



—. 



735-885 



821 



24. 



Dorsal interopercular width 





496-550 



522 



25. 



Anterior intemarial distance 



326 



358-409 



389 



26. 



Anterior-posterior narial distance 



_~ 



177-217 



198 



27. 



Preisthmus length 



522 



621-708 



667 



28. 



Isthmus width 



__ 



84-128 



112 



29. 



Snout length 



426 



469-529 



504 



30. 



Gape width 



579 



607-708 



653 



31. 



Upper jaw length 



457 



404-491 



449 



32. 



Lower jaw length 



348 



376-447 



409 



33. 



Eye diameter 



196 



146-204 



173 



34. 



Barbel length 



143 



208-770 



** 





*Mean length of dorsal fm spine in nuptial males = 342 (N = 4); females and non-nuptial 



males = 163 (N = 8 ). 



**Mean barbel length in nuptial males = 724 (N = 4); females = 255 (N = 7). 



