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Table 1. Proportions and counts for the holotype and non-type specimens of Eptatretus luzon- 
icus from the Philippines. 
McMillan and 
Wisner (2004) 
Present study 
Holotype 
Holotype 
Non-types 
Collection number 
USNM 
200761 
USNM 
207761 
CAS 
233675 
CAS 
233676 
CAS 
233677 
CAS 
233678 
NPM 
1999 
Tag number 
DC-1501 
DC-1387 
DC-1389 
DC-1393 
DC-1394 
Sex 
? 
7 
Female 
7 
Female 
Female 
Female 
Total length (mm) 
373 
360 
563 
334 
(360 fresh) 
430 
(485 fresh) 
404 
(453 fresh) 
443 
(490 fresh) 
Measurements in %TL 
Preocular length 
— 
5.8 
6.2 
6.3 
5.6 
6.2 
5.4 
Prebran chial length 
21.2 
21.4 
21.7 
21.3 
20.7 
21.8 
22.6 
Preventral length 
— 
7 
48 
46.4 
49.3 
45.8 
42 
Branchial length 
8 
8.3 
7.8 
7.5 
7.7 
7.4 
7.4 
Trunk length 
53.6 
55.6 
53.3 
55.1 
54.7 
54.5 
53 
Tail length 
14.9 
15 
16 
16.5 
16.7 
16.8 
17.2 
Body width 
— 
4.7 
6.7 
4.8 
6.3 
5.9 
5.2 
Body depth: 
Including VFF 
8 
7 
10.7 
7.5 
7.4 
7.9 
7.1 
Excluding VFF 
8 
7 
9.4 
6.7 
7 
7.7 
7 
Over cloaca 
— 
6.7 
8.2 
6.6 
6 
5.9 
6.1 
Tail depth 
8.6 
8.1 
9.8 
8.4 
8.8 
8.4 
9.7 
Barbel length: 
First 
— 
1.5 
1.3 
1.3 
1.4 
1.2 
1.1 
Second 
— 
1.5 
1.3 
1.3 
1.4 
1.5 
1.3 
Third 
— 
2.4 
2 
2.2 
2.4 
2.2 
2 
Counts 
Teeth: 
Multicusp pattern 
3/2 
3/2 
3/2 
3/2 
3/2 
3/2 
3/2 
Anterior unicusps 
11 + 11 
11 + 11 
10+ 10 
10 + 9 
10+ 11 
9 + 10 
10+10 
Posterior unicusps 
9+10 
10 + 9 
9 + 9 
9 + 9 
9 + 9 
9 + 9 
10 + 9 
Total cusps 
51 
51 
48 
47 
49 
47 
49 
Pores*: 
Prebranchial 
15 
15 + 15 
13 
14 
13 
14 
14 
Branchial 
7 
7 + 8 
8 
8 
7 
7 
7 
Trunk 
50 
49 + 50 
52 
53 
55 
53 
49 
Cloacal 
— 
3 + 3 
4 
4 
3 
3 
3 
Tail 
9 
13 + 13 
14 
13 
13 
12 
14 
Total pores 
81 
84 + 86 
87 
88 
88 
86 
84 
Gill apertures 
8 + 8 
8 + 8 
9 + 8 
8 + 8 
8 + 8 
8 + 7 
8 +PCD 
Gill pouches 
8 + 8 
8 + 8 
9 + 8 
8 + 8 
8 + 8 
8 + 7 
8 + 8 
* Left + right count for the holotype. 
