The identity of Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758), with the designation of a neotype (Teleostei: Clariidae) Author Ng, Heok Hee Author Kottelat, Maurice text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2008 2008-08-31 153 4 725 732 https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00391.x journal article 3186 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00391.x 2ad47de9-bad8-4be6-9bbd-a32f9cfccf7e 0024-4082 4687712

Table 1. Morphometric data for Clarias batrachus (N = 20)

	Neotype	Range	Mean ± SD
Standard length (mm)	174.1	81.8–215.0
%SL
Predorsal length	34.7	32.9–37.8	35.1 ± 1.5
Preanal length	51.8	49.6–54.0	52.4 ± 1.4
Prepelvic length	43.7	42.4–46.9	44.4 ± 1.4
Prepectoral length	21.9	19.0–23.3	21.5 ± 1.4
Length of dorsal-fin base	68.7	61.2–70.0	66.0 ± 2.7
Anal-fin length	48.2	44.0–50.1	47.2 ± 1.9
Pelvic-fin length	10.5	9.3–10.5	9.8 ± 0.5
Pectoral-fin length	16.0	12.5–16.0	14.4 ± 1.1
Pectoral-spine length	13.3	8.7–13.5	11.8 ± 1.5
Caudal-fin length	14.7	13.7–17.8	15.4 ± 1.4
Body depth at anus	14.9	12.5–15.9	14.2 ± 1.0
Caudal peduncle depth	6.8	6.6–8.1	7.2 ± 0.5
Distance between occipital process and dorsal fin	6.4	5.5–8.9	7.1 ± 1.1
Head length	28.8	26.8–30.4	28.6 ± 1.2
Head width	19.7	17.9–20.5	19.4 ± 0.9
Head depth	13.3	11.5–14.0	12.8 ± 0.9
%HL
Snout length	27.3	26.1–33.6	29.1 ± 2.3
Interorbital distance	42.8	41.1–44.6	42.4 ± 1.1
Eye diameter	6.2	5.5–9.2	6.7 ± 1.2
Frontal fontanelle length	22.3	18.8–28.5	22.9 ± 2.7
Frontal fontanelle width	6.2	3.6–6.4	5.4 ± 0.9
Occipital fontanelle length	13.1	6.8–13.1	10.8 ± 2.1
Occipital fontanelle width	4.0	2.7–6.9	4.8 ± 1.2
Occipital process length	13.1	12.5–17.4	14.5 ± 1.8
Occipital process width	30.1	26.1–30.7	28.6 ± 1.7
Nasal barbel length	68.9	54.4–83.0	68.8 ± 8.0
Maxillary barbel length	105.1	84.7–130.2	104.2 ± 11.7
Inner mandibular barbel length	68.5	51.2–80.9	63.2 ± 9.0
Outer mandibular barbel length	83.7	73.9–99.7	85.0 ± 8.5