A new species of ladyfish, of the genus Elops (Elopiformes: Elopidae), from the western Atlantic Ocean Author Mcbride, Richard S. Author Rocha, Claudia R. Author Ruiz-Carus, Ramon Author Bowen, Brian W. text Zootaxa 2010 2346 29 41 journal article 48436 10.5281/zenodo.193392 2d2165a3-33dc-400c-ade4-8fc301c6ba8b 1175-5326 193392

TABLE 1. Comparison of selected phenotypic characters for Elops smithi (top) and E. saurus (bottom). Abbreviations of meristic characters are: Vert. (total number of vertebrae), D (Dorsal fin elements [total (t) or principal (p)]), A (Anal fin elements [total (t) or principal (p)]), P1 (pectoral fin elements), P2 (pelvic fin elements), GR (gillrakers [lower (l) or upper (u)]), LL (lateral line scales), B (branchiostegal rays). Morphometric measurements are in mm; abbreviations used are: SL (standard length), FL (fork length), TL (total length), HL (head length), OD (orbit diameter, LJL (lower jaw length), HWG (head width at gills). *Indicates H for holotype, P for paratype, L for lectotype (data for E. saurus lectotype are from Linnaeus [1766]). No data = nd.

Institution	Lot# (type*)	Vert.	D (t) D (p) A (t) A (p) P1	P2	GR(l)	GR(u)	LL	B
Elops smithi
UF	45683 (H)	76	27 20 nd 13 17	14	14	9	108	32
UF	45682 (P)	76	27 20 17 12 17	14	13	9	116	33
UF	11269 (P)	75	26 20 nd 12 18	14	14	9	112	32
UF	11269 (P)	77	nd 20 nd 12 18	14	14	8	118	34
GCRL	12733 (P)	77	27 20 19 12 18	13	14	8	117	32
GCRL	11950 (P)	78	25 19 16 12 18	14	14	8	102	30
GCRL	11950 (P)	78	24 19 16 12 18	14	13	8	108	31
GCRL	11950 (P)	78	24 20 16 12 18	15	15	8	105	33
GCRL	11950 (P)	76	24 20 16 12 17	16	15	8	109	31
Elops saurus
Linn. Soc.	90 (L)	nd	24 20 16 13 17	14	nd	nd	nd	30
UF	47036	84	nd 20 nd 13 17	14	14	9	119	30
FSBC	10270	84	24 20 18 13 18	14	13	8	120	32
GCRL	1938	84	26 21 18 12 18	15	13	8	123	30
GCRL	345	84	28 20 18 13 17	14	14	9	128	27
UF	105715	83	27 21 18 13 17	13	14	9	124	34
UF	105715	85	25 19 18 14 17	15	14	7	119	30
FSBC	258	85	24 21 17 12 18	14	14	8	123	32
FSBC	12589	84	27 21 17 12 19	14	14	8	121	29
FSBC	12589	85	27 20 18 13 18	14	14	8	122	33
FSBC	12589	84	28 20 17 13 17	13	14	8	119	29