Revisiting the description of Atractoscion macrolepis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae): Another argument for comprehensive taxonomy Author Gouws, Gavin Author Kruger, Jerraleigh L. Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Makhanda, 6140, South Africa. Author Smale, Malcolm Bayworld Centre for Research and Education, Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld, Beach Road, Humewood, Gqeberha, 6013, South Africa. Author Henriques, Romina 0000-0003-2770-940X gavingouws@gmail.com Author Potts, Warren M. Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Makhanda, 6140, South Africa. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-10-24 5529 1 159 174 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.8 journal article 304997 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.8 1cac27c2-cd17-4431-953e-0291c567233c 1175-5326 14022182 9549457C-C0F4-4CC5-87A4-781DE5CBECDF

TABLE 3. A posteriori reclassification and percentage classification success of individuals to the two respective species, Atractoscion aequidens and A. macrolepis, based on classification functions derived in the Discriminant Functions Analyses of 16 transformed morphometric variables, two meristic counts and four otolith variables, respectively.

Data set	Species	Percent correct	A posteriori classification
			A. aequidens	A. macrolepis
Morphometric	A. aequidens A. macrolepis Total	100.00 98.03 98.73	28 1	0 50
Meristic	A. aequidens A. macrolepis Total	80.00 74.19 76.09	12 8	3 23
Otoliths	A. aequidens A. macrolepis Total	87.50 81.48 83.72	14 5	2 22