Morphology and spatial constraints in a dorso-ventrally flattened skull, with a revised species description of Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944) Author Devaere, Stijn Author Adriaens, Dominique Author Teugels, Guy G. Author Verraes, Walter text Journal of Natural History 2005 2005-04-18 39 19 1653 1673 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930400020103 journal article 310242 10.1080/00222930400020103 4e31003d-a641-4257-8932-1a456686a8e7 1464-5262 5214968

Table I. Measurements and meristic data for Platyallabes tihoni.

			Other specimens
Holotype		n	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD
TL (mm)	521	54	63	380
SL (mm)	490	54	58	359
Measurements in % SL
Preanal length	22.8	54	18.6	34.7	26.3	3.5
Prepectoral length	10.5	54	8.3	17.0	12.1	2.0
Prepelvic length	20.9	54	18.3	30.6	23.5	3.1
Predorsal length	13.0	54	12.5	23.4	16.9	2.8
Distance occipital process and	3.0	54	2.2	6.6	3.7	1.0
dorsal fin origin
Pectoral fin length	5.5	54	4.6	9.9	6.6	1.3
Pectoral spine length	3.8	54	3.3	7.0	5.0	0.8
Pelvic fin length	4.5	54	4.0	7.3	5.6	0.8
Caudal peduncle depth	1.8	54	1.1	3.6	1.9	0.5
Body depth at anus	3.9	54	3.0	6.4	4.2	0.8
Interpectoral depth	7.6	54	6.9	13.0	9.3	1.5
Interpelvic depth	3.4	54	2.9	6.2	4.2	0.8
Head length	10.1	54	7.4	17.2	12.7	2.1
Measurements in % head length
Preorbital length	72.4	54	61.2	85.5	74.7	9.2
Supraoccipital process length	6.7	54	6.9	20.3	13.5	3.0
Skull width	82.6	54	62.9	82.5	75.8	7.9
Supraoccipital process width	18.9	54	10.2	22.3	16.0	3.0
Interorbital distance	44.8	54	30.4	56.9	38.5	4.5
Anterior nostril interdistance	18.3	54	10.5	26.1	14.1	2.7
Posterior nostril interdistance	35.1	54	22.6	44.8	31.2	4.5
Rostral skull width	54.8	54	30.3	69.0	40.0	7.4
Orbital skull width	85.0	54	43.7	92.9	54.9	6.8
Skull height	40.1	54	22.8	61.7	34.6	6.9
Eye diameter	3.9	54	3.7	12.8	6.1	1.6
Snout height	14.6	54	9.5	21.6	13.3	4.8
Orbital skull height	30.4	54	16.8	44.0	23.4	4.8
Prehyoid length	32.5	54	17.2	44.5	27.6	4.1
Internal mandibular interdistance	32.9	54	20.3	42.0	27.5	3.7
External mandibular interdistance 52.3		54	32.1	67.8	43.2	6.0
Mouth width	44.0	54	19.5	76.1	32.7	8.5
Skull roof width	9.8	54	9.5	26.8	18.9	4.6
Meristic counts
Number of ribs	4	33	4	7
Total number of spines	76	33	63	83
Number of dorsal fin rays		19	125	139
Number of anal fin rays		19	112	129