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Table 2. Counts and measurements of type speeimens of Pteropsaron levitoni sp. nov. 
Spec, number 
#l(holotype) 
#2 
#3 
#4 
#5 
#6 
#7 (C&S)* 
#8 
SL 
23.7 
21.8 
23.2 
23.7 
27.9 
21.5 
24.5 
19.8 
%SL 
HL 
38 
36.7 
37.5 
35 
33.3 
34.9 
39.6 
35.4 
Head width 
20.3 
21.1 
21.1 
19 
19 
19.1 
18.4 
25.8 
Orbit diam 
12.7 
11.5 
11.6 
10.5 
10.8 
11.6 
11 
11.6 
Snout len 
0 
6.9 
6.9 
6.3 
5.7 
6 
6.5 
5.6 
Postorbital 
21.5 
18.8 
19.4 
18.1 
19 
17.7 
18 
20.2 
Interorb width 
1.3 
1.8 
1.7 
1.3 
1.1 
0.9 
1.2 
1 
Up jaw len 
16 
16.1 
15.5 
15.2 
13.6 
18.6 
15.1 
13.6 
Body depth 
14.3 
15.6 
15.1 
15.6 
13.6 
14 
15.5 
14.1 
Pre-D 
34.6 
34.4 
36.6 
34.6 
33 
32.6 
32.7 
35.4 
Pre-2D 
54.4 
53.2 
52.6 
52.3 
53 
48.4 
49 
50.5 
Pre-A 
48.5 
44.5 
43.1 
43.9 
42.7 
42.8 
44.5 
40.4 
C ped depth 
6.8 
6.4 
6.5 
6.8 
6.8 
6.5 
6.9 
7.1 
Ht ID 
49.8 
29.8 
34.5 
32.5 
51.3 
26.5 
35.5 
25.8 
HtA 
15.2 
10.1 
9.5 
11.4 
9.7 
11.6 
10.2 
P len 
22.4 
21.1 
20.7 
21.1 
22.2 
24.7 
21.2 
21.2 
V len 
21.9 
19.7 
22.4 
20.3 
21.5 
19.5 
21.6 
20.7 
longest 2D ray 
13.5 
12.8 
13.4 
13.9 
13.6 
12.6 
12.2 
12.1 
COUNTS 
D 
V+20 
V+20 
V+20 
V+19 
IV+20 
V+19 
V+20 
V+20 
A 
24 
24 
24 
24.5 
24.5 
25 
24 
24.5 
P 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
Caudal rays 
iv4+4ii 
iv4+4ii 
iv4+4ii 
iii4+4ii 
iii4+4ii 
0 
0 
iii4+4ii 
Lateral-line scales 
30 
31 
32 
31 
GR lower limb 
10 
9 
9 
9 
9 
* — Cleared & stained 
a short spinous ray and 5 segmented rays, first 4 rays branched, 4 ^^ j-ay longest, extending to 
anal rays. Caudal fin with 8 branched rays, posterior margin emarginate. 
Dentition: Small conical teeth in 2 or 3 rows in both jaws; inner teeth slightly larger than outer 
teeth. Small band of teeth on each side of vomer, the two bands separated mesially, each band fol¬ 
lowed by a row of what appears to be papillae. 
Coior pattern: Live coloration not available. Ventral half of body and head almost entirely 
pale. About six small clusters of melanophores along lateral midline of body. Some irregular brown 
blotches on dorsum of head and body. Margins of scale pockets usually marked with brownish pig¬ 
mentation. Tips of premaxillaries with two dark spots, ventral orbital margin with one small dark 
