Comparative morphology of the finlet spines of the extant Polypteridae (Osteichthyes; Cladistia). Systematic interest Author Meunier, François J. Author Gayet, Mireille text Cybium 2020 44 1 19 37 journal article 292004 10.26028/cybium/2020-441-003 c6d55e1d-38d1-4499-bd2b-73cf23c119ce 2101-0315 10493383

Table III. – Number of i) finlets (Nf); ii) median predorsal scales (Pds); iii) and median intermediate dorsal scales (MIS) between the successive finlets. F: females; J: juveniles, M: males.

Taxa	Total length N° Sex Nf (mm)				Pds	MIS
P. bichir bichir	1992-769	F	270	16	12	2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3/3
P. bichir bichir	1992-769	F	246	15	12	3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4/3
P. bichir bichir	1992-769	F	251	15	12	2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3/2
P. bichir bichir	1992-769	F	251	14	15	3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3/3
P. delhezi	5506	F	233	11	14	3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2
P. endlicheri	1986-551	F	320	11	15	4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2/2
P. endlicheri	1986-551	F	260	12	14	4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3/2
P. endlicheri	1986-551	F	305	12	14	4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3/2
P. endlicheri	1961-15	F	292	12	11	3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2/2
P. palmas	72	F	295	8	27	4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3/2
P. palmas	73	F	211	8	29	4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
P. palmas	5504	M	210	7	23	4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3/1
P. retropinnis	1979-190	M	271	8	30	4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2
P. retropinnis	1964-253	M	306	7 32(33) 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2/2
P. senegalus	65	F	185	9	19	4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
P. senegalus	5511	F	188	10	15	4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2/2
P. senegalus	5509	F	192	10	16	4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2/1
P. senegalus	5515	F	194	10	17	3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3/2
P. senegalus	5516	F	205	11	16	3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2/1
P. senegalus	5512	F	210	10	16	4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3/2
P. senegalus	5513	F	213	9	17	4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3/2
P. senegalus	5510	F	238	9	18	4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2/1
P. senegalus	64	M	255	11	17	3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2