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TABLE 1 
Reduced Values of Seven Characters for Five Species of the Genus Parapercis 
CHARACTER 
SPECIES 
A 
B 
C 
D 
E 
Caudal vertebrae 
99.6 
993 
100.0 
90.1 
90.3 
Dorsal spines 
98.8 
97.4 
98.4 
98.8 
98.8 
Dorsal rays 
94.5 
94.7 
95.2 
90.4 
86.5 
Anal rays 
99.0 
99.4 
100.0 
94.1 
893 
Teeth in outer row of lower jaw 
80.0 
60.0 
80.0 
60.0 
60.0 
Shape of spinous dorsal 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
80.0 
80.0 
Connection from spinous dorsal 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
67.0 
67.0 
TABLE 2 
Differences Between the Reduced Values: Forms Compared with Each Other, 
Two at a Time 
CHARACTER 
SPECIES 
A-B 
A-C 
A-D 
A-E 
B-C 
B-D 
B-E 
C-D 
C-E 
D-E 
Caudal vertebrae 
0.3 
0.4 
9.5 
93 
0.7 
9.2 
9.0 
9.9 
9.7 
0.2 
Dorsal spines 
1.4 
0.4 
0.0 
0.0 
1.0 
1.4 
1.4 
0.4 
0.4 
0.0 
Dorsal rays 
0.2 
0.7 
4.1 
8.0 
0.5 
4.3 
8.2 
4.8 
8.7 
3.9 
Total anal rays 
0.4 
1.0 
4.9 
9.7 
0.6 
53 
10.1 
5.9 
10.7 
4.8 
Teeth in outer row of 
lower jaw 
20.0 
0.0 
20.0 
20.0 
20.0 
0.0 
0.0 
20.0 
20.0 
0.0 
Shape of spinous dorsal 
0.0 
0.0 
20.0 
20.0 
0.0 
20.0 
20.0 
20.0 
20.0 
0.0 
Connection from spinous 
dorsal 
0.0 
0.0 
33.0 
33.0 
0.0 
33.0 
33.0 
33.0 
33.0 
0.0 
Total 
223 
2.5 
91.5 
100.0 
22.8 
73.2 
81.7 
94.0 
102.5 
8.9 
