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Table 3 
Mean, minimum, maximum, and standard deviation (SD) values of meristics and linear morphometries for Sebastes mystinus 
(blue rockfish; n=6 8) and S. diaconus (deacon rockfish; n= 58) examined for this study. Values for holotype of S. diaconus, 
new species, CAS 236653, and lectotype of S. mystinus , USNM 27085, are also provided. Standard length in millimeters. 
Linear morphometries are given in proportions to standard length or head length for cephalic measurements (orbit length- 
symphyseal knob length). 
S. mystinus S. diaconus 
Lectotype Mean Min Max SD Holotype Mean Min Max SD 
Dorsal-fin spines 
Dorsal-fin rays 
Anal-fin spines 
Anal-fin rays 
Left total pectoral-fin rays 
Right total pectoral-fin rays 
Left unbranched pectoral-fin rays 
Right unbranched pectoral-fin rays 
Lateral-line pores 
Scales in mid-lateral series 
Anterior gill rakers 
Posterior gill rakers 
Dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays 
Ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays 
Dorsal main caudal-fin rays 
Ventral main dorsal -fin rays 
Vertebrae 
Standard length 
Head length 
Orbit length 
Snout length 
Interorbital width 
Suborbital depth 
Head depth 
Upper jaw length 
Lower jaw length 
First gill arch length 
Symphyseal knob length 
Predorsal fin length 
Prepelvic fin length 
Preanal fin length 
Depth at dorsal fin origin 
Depth at pelvic fin origin 
Depth at anal fin origin 
Dorsal-fin spine I length 
Dorsal-fin spine IV length 
Spinous dorsal-fin base length 
Soft rayed dorsal-fin base length 
Pectoral-fin base depth 
Pectoral fin length 
Pelvic-fin ray length 
Pelvic-fin spine length 
Anal-fin base length 
Anal-fin spine I length 
Anal-fin spine II length 
Anal-fin spine III length 
Dorsal fin origin to anal fin origin 
Caudal peduncle depth 
Caudal peduncle dorsal length 
Caudal peduncle ventral length 
13 
13 
12 
15 
0.4 
15 
15 
13 
17 
0.7 
3 
3 
3 
3 
0.0 
9 
9 
8 
10 
0.5 
18 
18 
16 
18 
0.4 
17 
18 
17 
19 
0.6 
10 
10 
9 
12 
0.4 
10 
10 
9 
11 
0.4 
48 
48 
42 
52 
2.3 
57 
58 
54 
68 
3.2 
34 
33 
30 
39 
1.7 
22 
25 
21 
27 
1.3 
12 
12 
11 
12 
0.4 
12 
11 
11 
12 
0.5 
8 
8 
8 
8 
0.0 
8 
8 
8 
8 
0.0 
26 
26 
26 
27 
0.3 
249.6 
164.2 
45.7 
324.0 
80.6 
34.7 
33.7 
29.9 
36.4 
1.5 
7.3 
24.6 
17.3 
30.4 
2.7 
6.8 
20.9 
16.5 
28.2 
2.5 
9.7 
26.2 
18.1 
32.0 
3.3 
2.4 
6.0 
4.0 
8.9 
0.9 
20.8 
61.3 
53.8 
73.8 
4.4 
14.0 
41.8 
36.5 
46.8 
2.3 
10.4 
31.9 
27.3 
37.0 
2.1 
14.7 
43.3 
30.6 
53.5 
4.0 
1.7 
4.5 
2.6 
5.7 
0.7 
32.2 
32.4 
28.6 
40.3 
2.3 
38.6 
39.6 
34.1 
48.3 
2.8 
77.2 
70.7 
64.4 
77.2 
2.5 
36.2 
34.4 
28.4 
39.8 
2.0 
37.1 
35.3 
28.8 
40.8 
2.1 
31.7 
29.8 
23.0 
34.1 
2.2 
5.1 
4.7 
3.4 
6.1 
0.6 
12.4 
11.6 
8.7 
13.8 
1.0 
36.7 
37.5 
31.2 
41.4 
2.3 
23.0 
24.1 
20.5 
29.4 
1.6 
11.0 
10.3 
8.4 
11.7 
0.8 
30.5 
29.3 
25.6 
32.7 
1.8 
20.6 
20.2 
16.3 
23.4 
1.7 
13.8 
12.7 
8.9 
15.6 
1.3 
16.4 
16.9 
14.7 
19.8 
1.1 
4.5 
4.5 
1.8 
6.7 
1.0 
8.3 
9.7 
6.4 
13.2 
1.8 
11.8 
10.7 
7.5 
13.8 
1.4 
57.8 
51.1 
42.1 
60.1 
3.1 
11.1 
10.6 
8.6 
12.5 
0.9 
10.8 
11.8 
8.6 
15.3 
1.6 
19.2 
18.0 
14.1 
21.4 
1.6 
13 
13 
12 
13 
0.2 
16 
16 
14 
17 
0.8 
3 
3 
3 
3 
0.0 
9 
9 
8 
9 
0.4 
17 
18 
16 
18 
0.5 
18 
18 
17 
18 
0.5 
10 
10 
9 
10 
0.3 
10 
10 
10 
10 
0.3 
49 
45 
41 
51 
2.7 
65 
62 
56 
68 
2.8 
34 
33 
28 
35 
1.7 
25 
22 
21 
26 
1.3 
11 
12 
11 
13 
0.7 
12 
11 
11 
12 
0.5 
8 
8 
8 
8 
0.0 
8 
8 
8 
8 
0.0 
27 
26 
26 
27 
0.3 
260.0 
181.3 
48.2 
330.0 
73.8 
35.3 
34.5 
30.3 
39.7 
1.9 
7.5 
24.6 
20.9 
33.0 
2.7 
8.4 
21.3 
17.2 
27.4 
2.7 
9.9 
26.0 
21.6 
32.9 
2.0 
2.6 
5.6 
2.5 
8.5 
1.2 
19.7 
59.8 
40.4 
76.9 
7.5 
13.7 
40.9 
36.2 
48.1 
2.5 
12.8 
32.3 
27.3 
40.9 
3.1 
14.0 
42.3 
32.3 
49.0 
3.5 
2.0 
5.5 
4.0 
7.0 
0.7 
35.3 
33.5 
28.9 
42.4 
2.1 
38.6 
39.9 
33.3 
47.8 
2.5 
72.7 
70.2 
64.0 
76.7 
2.7 
34.2 
33.5 
24.7 
36.8 
2.0 
34.5 
34.4 
25.4 
39.5 
2.3 
32.5 
29.7 
22.0 
34.8 
2.3 
4.9 
4.7 
2.7 
6.2 
0.6 
12.9 
12.0 
9.9 
13.4 
0.9 
38.3 
36.9 
32.1 
41.0 
2.2 
22.9 
24.1 
20.8 
27.6 
1.5 
10.3 
10.0 
7.8 
11.4 
0.7 
29.2 
28.8 
23.7 
32.0 
1.7 
22.1 
19.8 
16.8 
22.4 
1.3 
12.9 
12.4 
9.3 
14.7 
1.2 
18.2 
17.0 
14.6 
19.7 
1.2 
6.2 
4.8 
3.3 
6.7 
0.8 
11.4 
10.2 
7.3 
13.6 
1.4 
10.9 
11.0 
6.7 
14.2 
1.4 
54.0 
50.4 
44.6 
55.0 
6.1 
11.0 
10.5 
8.9 
12.7 
0.7 
8.2 
12.3 
8.2 
16.3 
1.7 
18.9 
17.8 
14.5 
23.1 
1.7 
