Genetic identification and color descriptions of early life-history stages of Belizean Phaeoptyx and Astrapogon (Teleostei: Apogonidae) with Comments on identification of adult Phaeoptyx Author Baldwin, Carole C. Author Mounts, Julie H. Author Smith, David G. Author Weigt, Lee A. text Zootaxa 2009 2008 1 22 journal article 48585 10.5281/zenodo.185742 b4e6fa19-3af5-4903-9dcf-9660118c6081 1175-5326 185742

TABLE 5. Diagnostic characters of Phaeoptyx adults from Belize, Central America.

Species	Yellow Snout	Tip of Snout	Enlarged Teeth	Melanophores D2 and A	Melanophores Trunk	Melanophores Caudal Peduncle	Lower- Limb Gill Rakers
P. conklini > 22 mm SL	No	Blunt	No	Well-developed dark stripe; usually a pale streak between stripe and base of fin	Multiple per scale; spots usually uniformly spaced	Bar usually spanning entire width; anterior margin usually irregular	14–16, usually 15
P. pigmentaria > 21 mm SL	Yes	Rounded	Yes	No well-developed stripe; may be a single or double row of melanophores and others scattered across fin	One per scale, occasionally two; spots usually uniformly spaced	Bar spanning entire width; anterior margin typically uniform.	11–13, usually 11 or 12
P. xenus > 21 mm SL	Yes	Rounded	No	Well-developedstripe but usually not dark; no pale streak between stripe and base of fin	Multiple per scale; spots irregularly spaced; larger spots in center, smaller spots at periphery	Vertical oval, not reaching dorsal and ventral margins	13 –15, usually 14