Redescription of Pethia melanomaculata (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka Author Batuwita, Sudesh Author Maduwage, Kalana Author Sudasinghe, Hiranya text Zootaxa 2015 3936 4 575 583 journal article 41784 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.4.7 eae1b1d0-0ba9-4a39-b10c-8a8f5ba02085 1175-5326 244127 9F14082D-3680-4D75-B3F3-398F912ECCDD

TABLE 1. Morphometric data for Pethia melanomaculata, holotype, NMSL FF 728/A; and WHT 7719 and WHT 7748 (n=13).

	Pethia melanomaculata
	holotype mean (s.d)	range
Standard length (mm)	37.4 33.8 (2.3)	31.0–37.4
In percent of standard length
Total length	– 132 (2.3)	128–136
Predorsal length	45.5 55.0 (3.0)	45.5–57.4
Postdorsal length	50.8 54.5 (2.4)	50.8–58.0
Preanal length	65.5 69.9 (2.0)	65.5–72.6
Prepelvic length	46.8 47.5 (1.6)	44.5–50.3
Body depth	32.4 38.3 (2.3)	32.4–41.5
Head length	28.1 27.8 (0.9)	26.1–29.2
Dorsal-fin base length	15.5 17.1 (0.8)	15.5–18.1
Dorsal-fin height	23.0 25.3 (1.5)	23.0–28.4
Anal-fin base length	10.2 11.8 (1.2)	9.7–14.0
Anal-fin depth	17.1 17.0 (1.0)	15.7–18.9
Pelvic-fin length	18.7 21.6 (1.4)	18.7–23.4
Pectoral-fin length	20.1 20.9 (1.5)	16.8–22.4
Caudal-peduncle length	18.7 19.0 (1.9)	16.3–22.5
Caudal-peduncle depth	13.1 15.3 (0.9)	13.1–17.0
Length of upper caudal-fin lobe	– 32.4 (5.2)	27.2–46.8
Length of lower caudal-fin lobe	– 33.0 (1.9)	29.2–36.7
Length of medial caudal-fin rays	10.4 14.7 (1.8)	10.4–16.5
In percent of head length
Snout length	27.6 29.3 (3.1)	25.3–35.6
Orbital diameter	30.5 29.9 (1.9)	24.4–31.9
Interorbital width	33.3 37.6 (2.0)	33.3–39.6
Internarial width	19.0 18.8 (2.9)	12.8–22.0