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Table 2 Frequency distributions of caudal-fin-ray counts for Anisochromis species. 
Procurrent caudal-fin rays 
Upper Lower 
4 5 6 x SD 3] 4 ) x SD 
A. kenyae 
Kenya | 20 2 5.0 0.4 - 17 6 4.3 0.4 
Tanzania ~ l = ~ 1 - 
Mozambique - 5 l 3:2 0.4 - 6 ! 4.1 0.4 
Comoros ~ 10 2 Sy 0.4 ~ 8 4 4.3 0.5 
Madagascar - 2 - 5.0 0.0 - 2 ~ 4.0 0.0 
Total l 38 5) 5.1 0.4 - 34 11 4.2 0.4 
A. mascarenensis 
Réunion - 10 - 5.0 0.0 - 8 2, 4.2 0.4 
Mauritius ~ 1 - = l = 
Total - 11 - 5.0 0.0 - 9 2 4.2 0.4 
A. straussi 3 74 2 5.0 0.3 1 78 = 4.0 0.1 
Total caudal-fin rays 
23 24 25; 26 27 x SD 
A. kenyae 
Kenya - 1 15 6 1 25.3 0.6 
Tanzania ~ - 1 - - 
Mozambique - - 4 p) - 25.3 0.5 
Comoros ~ - 8 BD} 2 25.5 0.8 
Madagascar = - 2 - - 25.0 0.0 
Total - 1 30 10 3 25.3 0.6 
A. mascarenensis 
Réunion - - 8 2 _ 25.2 0.4 
Mauritius - - I - - 
Total - - 9 2; - 25.2 0.4 
A. straussi 1 2 72 a - 25.0 0.3 
Table 3 Frequency distributions of vertebral counts for Anisochromis species. 
Precaudal Caudal 
10 1] x SD 22 23 24 7)5) a SD 
A. kenyae 
Kenya 24 - 10.0 0.0 2 21 1 = 23.0 0.4 
Tanzania 1 - - 1 - - 
Mozambique a - 10.0 0.0 1 6 - - 22.9 0.4 
Comoros 12 - 10.0 0.0 1 11 - - 22.9 0.3 
Madagascar 2 ~ 10.0 0.0 - 1 l - 235) 0.7 
Total 46 - 10.0 0.0 4 40 2, ~ 23.0 0.4 
A. mascarenensis 
Réunion 10 - 10.0 0.0 - 2 8 - 23.8 0.4 
Mauritius 1 - = ~ 1 - 
Total 11 - 10.0 0.0 - 2 9 - 23.8 0.4 
A. straussi 79 2, 10.0 0.2 - 12 68 1 23.9 0.4 
Total 
32 33 34 35 a SD 
A. kenyae 
Kenya 2 21 l = 33.0 0.4 
Tanzania - 1 ~ — 
Mozambique | 6 ~ ~ 32.9 0.4 
Comoros ] 1] - - 32.9 0.3 
Madagascar - ] 1 - 3163) 0.7 
Total 4 40 2 - 33.0 0.4 
A. mascarenensis 
Réunion - 2 8 = 33.8 0.4 
Mauritius - - 1 - 
Total - A 9 - 33.8 0.4 
A. straussi - 10 70 1 33.9 0.4 
