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Table 2 Distribution of meristic data of six congeners of Pomacentrus

From: A new species of Pomacentrus (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) from Micronesia, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships

 

Dorsal fin rays

Anal fin rays

Gill rakers (upper limb)

Gill rakers (lower limb)

Total gill rakers

n

XIII, 13

XIII, 14

XIII, 15

II, 13

II, 14

II, 15

II, 16

n

5

6

7

12

13

14

15

16

n

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

P. coelestis

                         

Irian Jaya

21

2

19

  

6

15

 

21

 

21

 

3

16

2

  

21

 

3

16

2

   

Taiwan and Japan

12

3

9

 

1

10

1

 

12

 

9

3

 

7

5

  

12

  

7

2

3

  

Other localities

13

 

12

1

3

9

1

 

13

3

10

  

10

3

  

13

 

1

12

1

   

P. micronesicus sp. nov.

21

1

19a

1

 

2

18a

1

20

2

15a

3

   

18a

2

20

   

2

14a

3

1

P. alleni

4

 

4

  

4

  

4

3

1

 

2

2

   

4

1

3

     

P. caeruleus

7

 

6

1

  

6

1

7

 

7

 

1

4

2

  

7

 

1

4

2

   

P. similis

2

 

2

  

1

1

 

2

1

1

  

2

   

2

 

1

1

    

P. auriventris

8

1

7

  

6

2

 

8

3

5

 

1

7

   

8

 

4

4

    
  1. Populations of P. coelestis collected from different geographic localities are provided independently. aValues of the holotype of P. micronesicus sp. nov.
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