Revalidation and redescription of Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904 (Perciformes: Serranidae) with a new distribution record Author Sithole, Yonela 0000-0003-4084-6695 Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda, 6140. & National Research Foundation-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, 6140. Author Heemstra, Elaine 0000-0001-5871-6990 National Research Foundation-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, 6140. & e. heemstra @ saiab. nrf. ac. za; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5871 - 6990 e.heemstra@saiab.nrf.ac.za Author Mwale, Monica 0000-0003-2180-8917 National Research Foundation-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, 6140. & South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), National Zoological Gardens, P. O. Box 754, Pretoria, South Africa 0001. m. mwale @ sanbi. org. za; https: // orcid. org / 000 - 0003 - 2180 - 8917 m.mwale@sanbi.org.za text Zootaxa 2021 2021-10-20 5057 1 99 113 journal article 3899 10.11646/zootaxa.5057.1.6 3f50ca0f-843f-494f-aff8-defcc449ad44 1175-5326 5705482 4074E652-255A-44E9-B837-5CB26745D06F

TABLE 3. Minimum and maximum proportional measurements (expressed as percentage of Standard length) for Serranus cabrilla, S. knysnaensis and S. novemcinctus.

Characters	S. cabrilla	N	S. knysnaensis	N	S. novemcinctus	N
Standard length (mm)	56.9–238.2	18	64.9–170.5	42	92.6–262.0	19
Head length	35.3–38.7	18	34.9–39.9	42	35.4–41.1	19
Eye diameter	7.6–10.0	18	7.2–10.5	42	4.3–9.4	19
Eye depth	5.5–7.6	18	5.9–8.4	42	5.5–10.8	19
Upper jaw length	15.5–17.7	18	15.1–17.2	42	14.5–17.3	19
Snout length	8.9–11.4	18	7.8–12.1	42	7.2–13.0	19
Pre-orbital depth	1.6–4.9	18	2.4–7.2	42	2.5–4.8	19
Inter-orbital length	3.8–5.2	18	4.0–6.8	42	4.6–5.2	19
Maxilla width	3.1–3.9	18	2.9–3.6	42	4.2–5.5	19
Body width	8.8–17.2	18	10.2–16.8	42	12.8–17.1	19
Body depth at dorsal-fin origin	19.3–29.8	18	23.5–31.9	42	20.3–30.8	19
Body depth at anal-fin origin	21.3–26.3	18	22.6–28.4	42	21.5–26.7	19
Pre-anal length	61.1–73.0	18	61.2–72.1	42	63.1–72.0	19
Pre-pelvic length	36.0–47.9	18	33.4–47.5	42	34.7–46.8	19
Pre-pectoral length	33.1–41.2	18	32.7–40.8	41	33.1–41.0	19
Pectoral fin length	20.7–28.5	18	21.2–29.5	41	20.7–26.2	19
Pelvic fin length	20.6–23.8	18	19.1–24.1	41	20.1–24.4	19
Pelvic spine length	9.8–12.8	18	9.7–13.6	41	9.0–13.5	18
Anal-fin length	20.8–26.4	18	19.9–30.1	41	19.9–25.9	19
1st anal-fin spine	4.5–7.1	18	4.1–7.4	41	4.2–7.0	19
2nd anal-fin spine	7.8–12.4	18	7.2–12.2	41	7.2–11.4	19
3rd anal-fin spine	8.0–11.5	18	8.7–12.6	41	8.1–12.5	18
Longest dorsal-fin ray length	13.2–16.1	18	10.0–18.9	41	10.9–15.3	19
Caudal peduncle depth	6.7–8.5	18	6.2–10.1	41	5.4–9.2	19
Caudal peduncle length	16.5–20.2	18	11.6–22.2	41	16.5–22.9	19
Middle caudal fin ray	13.2–20.6	18	13.1–19.7	41	12.3–17.1	18