The first record of Egglestonichthys bombylios (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from China with its first fresh colouration information Author Ni, Yong 0009-0000-0206-4735 Author Wu, Hanlin College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China Author Chen, Yuange 0009-0000-0206-4735 Author Chen, Jiajie 0009-0000-0206-4735 College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China Author Tian, Wei 0009-0000-0206-4735 Author Chen, Weifeng 0009-0001-8333-4916 chenwf@yeah.net Author Xu, Zhaoli 0009-0000-0206-4735 Author Zhong, Junsheng College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China text Zootaxa 2024 2024-01-10 5399 1 37 51 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5399.1.3 journal article 285569 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.1.3 c520696a-1d8d-4e97-8a36-81aa23e9b341 1175-5326 10494449 FDF54174-9736-4440-A248-10B1BEFFA72E

TABLE 2. Meristic and morphometric characters of Egglestonichthys bombylios from China (n=28).

		Fujian Province			Zhejiang Province
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Location		Dongshan Bay, Zhangzhou			Niushan Island, Sanmen Bay, Wenling Taizhou
Variable	Female (n=12)	Male (n=11)	Other (n=3)	Total (n=26)	n=1	n=1	Total (n=2)	Total (n=28)
Meristic characters
D	VI–I, 10	VI–I, 10	VI–I, 10	VI–I, 10	VII–I, 11	VI–I, 10	VI–I, 10	VI–I, 10
A	I, 10	I, 10	I, 10	I, 10	I, 11	I, 10	I, 10	I, 10
P	19–21 (modally 19)	19–21 (modally 21)	20–21 (modally 21)	19–21 (modally 19)	20	20	20	19–21 (modally 21)
V	I–5	I–5	I–5	I–5	I–5	I–5	I–5	I–5
C	17–20 (modally 20)	17	17	17–20 (modally 17)	17	17	17	17–20 (modally 17)
Morphometric (mm)
TL	50.4–64.5(60.9)	53.7–69.2(58.9)	51.0–66.0(59.3)	50.4–69.2(59.9)	40.3	58.0	40.3–58.0(49.2)	40.3–69.2(59.1)
SL	45.0–52.5(49.9)	43.3–54.0(46.9)	41.0–53.2(47.7)	41.0–54.0(48.4)	33.8	47.0	33.8–47.0(40.4)	33.8–54.0(47.8)
HL	11.0–15.0(14.1)	12.0–16.5(13.4)	12.7–15.5(14.3)	11.0–16.5(13.8)	9.21	13.9	9.2–13.9(11.5)	9.2–16.5(13.6)
In SL%
BD	17.5–26.1(20.7)	17.2–25.9(20.5)	20.4–20.7	17.2–26.1(20.6)	21.7	23.9	21.7–23.9(22.8)	17.2–26.1(20.8)
BW	16.9–23.7(19.7)	14.8–20.4(17.8)	18.4–18.8	14.8–23.7(18.8)	19.9	17.0	17.0–19.8(18.4)	14.8–23.7(18.8)
HL	24.4–32.6(28.2)	24.2–31.1(28.6)	29.1–30.2	24.2–32.6(28.5)	27.3	29.5	27.3–29.5(28.4)	24.2–32.6(28.5)
CPL	19.0–27.2(21.2)	18.2–24.4(21.4)	22.6–23.7	18.2–27.2(21.4)	22.6	21.7	21.7–22.6(22.2)	18.2–27.2(21.5)
CPD	10.0–14.1(11.5)	9.4–12.7(11.2)	11.2–11.3	9.4–14.1(11.3)	11.6	11.3	11.3–11.6(11.4)	9.4–14.1(11.3)
PL	23.1–33.0(25.9)	26.3–33.3(30.7)	28.2–32.7	23.1–33.3(28.7)	26.6	27.1	26.6–27.1(26.9)	23.1–33.3(28.6)