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Table 1 Morphometric data of P. micronesicus sp. nov., P. coelestis, and P. alleni
| P. micronesicus sp. nov. | P. coelestis | P. alleni | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holotype (SL 58.3 mm) | All types (SL 28.3 to 58.4 mm (n= 21)) | Non-types (SL 29.1 to 59.6 mm (n= 22) | Paratypes (SL 39.5 to 44.1 mm (n= 4)) | |||
| Percentage of SL | Avg. (range) | SD | Avg. (range) | SD | Avg. (range) | |
| Body depth | 37.4 | 38.6 (35.7 to 42.8) | 1.9 | 41.3 (38.3 to 44.2) | 1.5 | 36.8 (35.9 to 37.4) |
| Body width | 14.9 | 16.5 (14.9 to 18.9) | 1.1 | 18.7 (16.7 to 21.5) | 1.3 | 16.6 (16.2 to 17.3) |
| Head length | 28.5 | 29.1 (27.4 to 30.6) | 0.9 | 30.0 (27.9 to 33.0) | 1.2 | 29.5 (28.6 to 30.2) |
| Snout length | 6.5 | 7.0 (5.9 to 8.0) | 0.6 | 6.9 (6.2 to 7.4) | 0.3 | 7.0 (6.8 to 7.7) |
| Eye diameter | 9.3 | 10.5 (9.3 to 11.9) | 0.8 | 10.5 (8.9 to 12.1) | 0.8 | 10.7 (10.2 to 10.9) |
| Interorbital width | 8.4 | 8.8 (7.7 to 9.7) | 0.6 | 9.8 (8.9 to 11.1) | 0.7 | 9.1 (8.4 to 9.5) |
| Upper jaw length | 8.4 | 8.4 (7.9 to 9.6) | 0.5 | 8.4 (7.2 to 10.3) | 0.8 | 8.5 (8.2 to 8.7) |
| Caudal peduncle depth | 12.7 | 13.8 (12.7 to 15.0) | 0.7 | 13.7 (12.8 to 14.5) | 0.4 | 13.8 (13.2 to 14.7) |
| Caudal peduncle length | 13.4 | 13.6 (11.7 to 15.2) | 0.9 | 13.4 (11.8 to 15.1) | 0.9 | 14.2 (12.9 to 15.0) |
| Predorsal length | 30.0 | 32.0 (30.0 to 33.3) | 1.0 | 31.5 (25.0 to 36.2) | 3.0 | 31.4 (30.4 to 32.7) |
| Preanal length | 60.9 | 63.4 (58.9 to 68.7) | 2.7 | 64.8 (58.8 to 71.6) | 3.4 | 62.9 (61.8 to 63.9) |
| Prepelvic length | 36.9 | 39.1 (35.5 to 44.6) | 2.9 | 39.9 (35.3 to 46.0) | 3.2 | 37.7 (34.2 to 39.1) |
| Dorsal fin base length | 61.4 | 60.6 (56.8 to 64.4) | 1.9 | 60.5 (56.2 to 63.9) | 2.6 | 61.8 (59.7 to 63.0) |
| Pectoral fin length | 26.4 | 27.5 (25.5 to 29.0) | 1.0 | 27.0 (24.3 to 29.8) | 1.6 | 26.6 (25.2 to 29.0) |
| Pelvic fin length | 25.9 | 28.0 (25.4 to 29.7) | 1.3 | 27.4 (24.7 to 30.9) | 1.7 | 28.1 (27.0 to 29.5) |
| Pelvic fin spine length | 13.7 | 15.8 (13.7 to 16.6) | 0.9 | 15.9 (15.0 to 17.5) | 0.8 | 17.4 (16.7 to 18.3) |
| First dorsal fin spine length | 7.4 | 7.1 (5.8 to 8.4) | 0.8 | 7.6 (6.3 to 9.4) | 0.9 | 8.3 (7.3 to 9.4) |
| Seventh dorsal fin spine length | 15.3 | 15.8 (14.3 to 17.3) | 0.9 | 15.7 (14.3 to 17.6) | 1.0 | 16.2 (14.5 to 17.4) |
| Last dorsal fin spine length | 16.5 | 17.6 (15.4 to 19.1) | 1.0 | 17.0 (15.7 to 20.2) | 1.2 | 17.5 (15.8 to 18.6) |
| Longest dorsal fin ray length | 23.3 | 21.7 (19.0 to 26.3) | 2.1 | 19.2 (15.3 to 21.1) | 1.5 | 21.1 (19.2 to 23.2) |
| First anal fin spine length | 7.5 | 8.1 (6.2 to 9.2) | 0.7 | 7.9 (6.9 to 9.2) | 0.6 | 7.5 (6.1 to 8.2) |
| Second anal fin spine length | 15.3 | 16.7 (13.5 to 18.8) | 1.4 | 16.5 (15.0 to 18.9) | 1.2 | 16.3 (14.3 to 17.2) |
| Longest anal fin ray length | 21.8 | 21.4 (17.9 to 25.9) | 2.2 | 19.2 (15.8 to 21.1) | 1.6 | 20.9 (17.6 to 22.7) |
| Caudal fin length | 44.8 | 37.6 (29.1 to 44.8) | 5.3 | 33.9 (27.7 to 40.6) | 4.4 | 34.2 (31.3 to 36.7) |
| Caudal fin concave length | 22.1 | 15.3 (9.6 to 22.1) | 4.2 | 12.1 (5.9 to 19.7) | 4.1 | 10.9 (8.6 to 12.6) |
