Revision of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus Author Nielsen, Jørgen G. Author Schwarzhans, Werner Author Cohen, Daniel M. text Zootaxa 2012 3579 1 36 journal article 44068 10.5281/zenodo.208677 75cbad61-d248-413c-9575-cf9de777319f 1175-5326 208677

TABLE 7. Meristic and morphometric characters of Parasaccogaster melanomycter, P. normae and P. rhamphidognatha.

	P.melanomycter HT MCZ 47362	P. normae 6 specimens	P. rhamphidognatha HT LACM 44189-1
		HT HT+PT+4 spms
Standard length Meristic characters	66	140 102–142	60
Dorsal fin rays	74	87 83(86.2)87	77
Caudal fin rays	10	12 12(12.2)13	12
Anal fin rays	37	54 51(52.5)54	49
Pectoral fin rays	18	17 17(18.0)19	12
Pseudobranch. fil.	2	2 2	2
Precaudal vertebrae	16	15 14(15.0)16	20
Total vertebrae	45	55 54(55.5)56	58
Long rakers on anterior gill arch	3	2–3 3	2–3
Ant. dorsal ray above vertebra no.	6	7 7	7
Ant. anal ray below dorsal fin ray no. Ant. anal ray below vertebra no.	36 27	37(39.0)40 25 25	34 24
Morphometric characters in % SL
Head length	27.5	23.0 20.5(22.0)23.0	21.0
Head width Depth origin anal fin	12.0 16.0	8.4(8.7)9.8 12.5 8.6(10.9)13.0	7.7 10.0
Body width Upper jaw Posterior maxil. height		3.5(3.7)3.9 11.5 9.2(10.3)11.0 3.6 3.1(3.6)3.8	10.0 4.0
Dia. orbit Interorbital width Postorbital length	3.2 5.5	1.8 0.9(1.4)2.1 4.7 3.7(4.2)4.1 - 15.5(15.9)17.0	1.5 4.0
Preanal length	64	63 55(60.0)62	55
Predorsal length	31.0	29.5 27.5(29.1)31.0	23.5
Base of pelvic fin to anal fin origin		38.5(41.5)43.5
Pectoral fin length	10.5	14.5 11.5(13.6)15.0
Pelvic length		11.0 9.6(10.9)12.0	6.2