Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Cavefish Genus Typhleotris (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Milyeringidae), with Discussion of its Phylogenetic Placement and Description of a New Species Author Sparks, John S. Author Chakrabarty, Prosanta text American Museum Novitates 2012 2012-12-11 2012 3764 1 28 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3764.2 journal article 5872 10.1206/3764.2 3a661272-251f-4ad1-9912-ed55f59750c9 0003-0082 4598002

Table 1. Morphometric and meristic data for species of Typhleotris. Data corresponding to holotype of T. mararybe, new species, in boldface. Numbers in parentheses indicate either range (percentages) or number of individuals examined with a particular count (meristics).

	T. mararybe (n = 2)	T. madagascariensis (n = 16)	T. pauliani (n = 25)
Standard length (mm)	37.9–44.2	24.1–58.3	34.5–70.9
Percentage SL Head length (HL) Body depth Caudal Peduncle length Caudal Peduncle width Caudal Peduncle depth Pectoral-fin length Pelvic-fin length Predorsal 1 length Predorsal 2 length Preanal length Prepelvic length Anal-fin base length 2nd Dorsal fin base length	36.9 (36.4 –37.5) 21.0 (19.8– 22.2) 25.1 (23.5 –26.6) 3.3 (2.7 –4.0) 10.1 (9.7 –10.6) 21.5 (19.5 –23.5) 14.1 (11.5 –16.6) 45.8 (44.3– 47.3) 67.0 (64.9– 69.0) 67.7 (67.6 –67.8) 33.5 (33.0– 33.9) 11.1 (10.9 –11.3) 12.7 (12.0 –13.5)	37.1 (33.6–39.7) 19.5 (17.1–22.9) 22.5 (17.8–25.9) 4.9 (3.2–5.9) 9.3 (8.0–10.9) 23.6 (22.1–28.5) 15.9 (13.9–20.7) 44.1 (41.0–47.0) 61.1 (56.2–64.1) 62.4 (52.1–68.6) 35.4 (31.7–38.4) 12.3 (9.5–14.3) 13.7(11.7–17.8)	39.1(36.1–41.4) 20.7 (16.3–26.4) 22.4(17.2–26.7) 5.6 (3.5–7.5) 9.4 (7.0–11.9) 22.8 (17.1–26.8) 16.3 (10.2–32.4) 47.7 (29.1–51.5) 64.5 (55.7–69.6) 66.1 (62.4–70.6) 36.8 (34.1–40.4) 12.8 (8.3–17.1) 15.0 (12.0–21.1)
Percentage HL Head width (max) Upper Jaw length Lower Jaw length	51.1 (50.1– 52.2) 39.7 (37.9 –41.5) 56.8 (51.4– 62.1)	49.3 (42.2–56.4) 36.9 (32.5–42.6) 48.5 (41.5–60.1)	51.1 (39.2–67.8) 41.4 (38.3–50.2) 52.2 (47.3–60.0)
Counts Gill rakers (lower limb) Vertebrae Dorsal fin 1 Dorsal fin 2 Anal fin	9 (1), 11 (1) 26 (2) V (2) 8 (2) 8 (2)	9 (2), 10 (1) 24 (2), 25 (13) V (16) 8 (13), 9 (3) 8 (16)	10 (1), 12 (1), 13 (1) 24 (4), 25 (18) V (25) 8 (23), 9 (2) 8 (23), 9 (2)