333 



Table 25. -Proportional measurements oiAgeneiosus brevifilis (N = 29). 

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

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



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Mean 



1. 



Standard length (SL, mm) 



159-442 





2. 



Preadipose length 



685-765 



738 



3. 



Preanal length 



546-645 



606 



4. 



Predorsal length 



275-344 



301 



5. 



Prepelvic length 



446-524 



487 



6. 



Prepectoral length 



272-337 



310 



7. 



Pectoral origin to dorsal origin 



143-173 



160 



8. 



Pelvic origin to dorsal origin 



224-277 



251 



9. 



Pelvic origin to adipose origin 



271-361 



319 



10. 



Dorsal origin to adipose origin 



416-473 A>: 



449 



11. 



Adipose origin to anal insertion 



151-207 ., ■; 



173 



12. 



Body depth at dorsal origin 



150-210 ■;' '; 



V • ' 179 



13. 



Caudal peduncle depth 



72-93 



84 



14. 



Caudal peduncle length ' • " 



119-147 



V 133 



15. 



Body width at pectoral origin 



176-244 



209 



16. 



Body width at pelvic origin 



96-135 



119 



17. 



First dorsal ray length 



144-292 



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18. 



First pectoral ray length 



146-209 



178 



19. 



Pelvic fin length 



123-190 



151 



20. 



Anal-fin base length 



52-311 



272 



21. 



Head length (HL) 



268-330 



294 



22. 



Head depth at occiput 



394-646 



524 



23. 



Head width at postorbitals 



661-828 



736 



24. 



Dorsal interopercular width 



378-454 



414 



25. 



Anterior intemarial distance 



362-419 



397 



26. 



Anterior-posterior narial distance 



108-138 . . 



121 



27. 



Preisthmus length 



558-699 ^ ;- 



641 



28. 



Isthmus width , 



67-292 . ^ .•• 



. ' 134 



29. 



Snout length " . ' 



:-. 605-698 



638 



30. 



Gape width ./■ 



■ 614-748 



685 



31. 



Upper jaw length 



553-630 



583 



32. 



Lower jaw length 



502-578 



540 



33. 



Eye diameter 



68-178 



98 



34. 



Barbel length 



101-314 



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*Mean length of first principal dorsal ray in nuptial males = 252 (N = 5); females and 



non-nuptial males = 166 (N = 21). 

 **Mean barbel length of nuptial males = 259 (N = 5); females and non-nuptial males = 159 



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