Description of a new codling species of Physiculus from Taiwan (Gadiformes: Moridae) Author Tang, Chi-Ngai 0000-0002-8140-8459 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan victorcntang @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8140 - 8459 victorcntang@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2021 2021-10-13 5052 1 105 116 journal article 4032 10.11646/zootaxa.5052.1.6 7babd33a-a68e-4c9c-9bbf-dd2d6bbfcb45 1175-5326 5566092 DCE3350E-660B-468D-9B77-8C9BE97A3CC2

TABLE 1. Morphometric data of Physiculus megastomus sp. nov. and two similar species. HT = holotype; PT = paratype.

	Physiculus megastomus sp. nov.	P. caboverdensis	P. nigrescens
Data source	This study	González et al., 2018	Paulin, 1989
Value format	HT; PT	HT (range), n=10	range, n=8
Standard length (mm)	307.2; 143.6	167 (83‒168)	87‒258
% SL
Body depth	19.8; 21.4	23.4 (17.3‒24.3)	15.7‒17.8
Caudal peduncle depth	1.7; 1.9	2.4 (2.1‒2.4)	1.6‒2.1
Head length	26.1; 26.5	27.5 (26.7‒29.6)	23.6‒24.6
Head width	15.7; 15.9		16.1‒22.1
Predorsal length	28.0; 28.7	31.1 (29.3‒32.4)	24.8‒32.3
Prepectoral length	26.9; 27.6	29.9 (28.5‒30.7)
Prepelvic length	20.7; 20.8	26.9 (23.2‒30.1)
Preanal length	33.8; 32.7	38.9 (33.6‒41.2)
Preanus length	29.1; 30.1	34.7 (32.3‒35.9)
Snout to LO	26.7; 23.5
First dorsal-fin height	7.0; 7.4
First dorsal-fin base length	6.5; 6.7	9.6 (8.6‒9.9)
Second dorsal-fin base length	59.8; 59.2	56.9 (52.1‒57.0)
Anal-fin base length	63.0; 65.2	59.0 (58.9‒64.7)
Pectoral-fin length	15.2; 16.4	16.8 (15.5‒21.7)	15.6‒19.9
Pelvic-fin length	14.3; 22.1
Orbital diameter	4.2; 5.1	6.0 (6.0‒7.8)	4.8‒5.3
Snout length	7.2; 6.4	7.2 (6.5‒7.8)	4.7‒5.3
Maxilla length	15.9; 15.3	14.3 (12.7‒14.6)	13.5‒14.1
Interorbital width	8.9; 8.6	5.7 (5.1‒6.0)	6.4‒8.0
Barbel length	1.0; 2.8	2.2 (2.1‒2.7)	2.4‒4.0
First dorsal-fin height	7.0; 7.4
Caudal peduncle length	6.1; 7.3	5.1 (3.5‒5.1)