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Table 3

Comparative counts of Platycephalus cultellatus, Platycephalus indicus, Platycephalus sp. 1 and Platycephalus sp. 2 from different records.

Records in references Records in this study


Richardson, 1846 Imamura, 2006 Qin, 2013 Yasuji, 1996 Imamura, 2015b Total (n = 48) Zhuhai (n = 1) Yangjiang (n = 28) Zhanjiang (n = 1) Beihai (n = 18)





Platycephalus cultellatus
(n =1)
Platycephalus cultellatus
(n = 1)
Platycephalus
sp. 1 (n = 174)
Platycephalus
sp.2 (n = 15)
Platycephalus indicus (n = 41)
Counts and measurements: SL (mm) 53.4–451 122.0–482.8 302–384 (336) 40.2–379 220–494 (297.91) 248 220–494 (297.91) 312 224–346 (247.76)
D1 I + VII + 0 II + VII + 0 II + VI–VII + 0-I (usually II + VII + I) II + VII + I I + VI VIII + 0-I I–II + VII + 0-I (usually II + VII + I) II + VII + I I–II + VII + 0-I (usually II + VII + I) II + VII + I II + VII + 0-I (usually II + VII + I)
D2 13 13 13–14 (usually 13) 13 13–14 (usually 13) 13–14 (usually 13) 13 13–14 (usually 13) 13 13–14 (usually 13)
A 13 13–14 (usually 13) 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
P1 20 17–19 16–19 18–20 (usually 19) 17–19 19 17–19 19 17–19
C 9–12 (usually 12) 11–13 (usually 12 or 13) 13 11–13 (usually 12 or 13) 12 11–13 (usually 12 or 13)
LLS (spines) 67 (2) 83–99 (1–2) 67–74 67–84 (1–3) 65–76 72 65–76 70 66–75
OBS 103–121 89–107 83–112 86–120 110 88–120 108 86–113
GR 11–17 (usually 14) 11–13 7–10 7–10 (usually 9 or 10) 9 7–10 (usually 9 or 10) 10 7–10 (usually 9 or 10)
As% SL: HL 33.3 30.9 26.3–31.3 29.2–34.7 29.39–32.45 (31.13) 30.33 29.58–32.45 (31.13) 29.44 29.39–31.95 (31.27)
PDL 27.8–41.0 29.9–38.1 32.23–35.31 (31.4) 32.23 32.38–35.31 (31.4) 33.33 32.45–35.19 (35.22)
LD1B 14.0–22.1 14.8–21.8 13.28–18.63 (15.85) 17.81 14.05–18.63 (15.85) 17.5 13.28–17.77 (15.68)
LD2B 30.2–38.0 31.8–36.2 33.67–37.26 (34.81) 35.16 33.67–36.26 (34.81) 37.34 34.24–37.26 (34.68)
LAB 33.5–43.6 34.1–41.1 35.69–38.97 (37.37) 37.3 35.69–38.97 (37.37) 37.05 36.27–38.65 (37.47)
SNL 8.2 7.6–9.8 7.6–9.5 6.58–8.12 (7.31) 7.38 6.58–7.91 (7.31) 7.85 6.92–8.12 (7.48)
OD 3.8 3.1–9.9 3.9–8.5 3.6–4.83 (4.27) 3.85 3.6–4.78 (4.27) 3.75 3.9–4.83 (4.28)
UJL 11.4 9.8–14.3 10.6–13.2 8.19–9.82 (8.94) 8.67 8.19–9.82 (8.94) 9.94 8.33–9.4 (9.31)
LJL 13.5–19.9 14.8–18.4 8.39–11.28 (10.14) 9.76 8.39–11.28 (10.14) 10.58 9.31–11.27 (10.3)
IW 4.8 2.6–6.1 2.5–5.5 4.59–5.98 (5.15) 4.92 4.59–5.98 (5.15) 5.29 4.66–5.66 (5.09)
POL 15.9–22.3 16.5–19.3 18.28–21.41 (19.68) 19.4 18.93–21.41 (19.68) 20.28 18.28–21.33 (19.68)
P1L 12.2–17.9 12.4–17.7 12.4–16.84 (13.87) 14.11 12.67–15.22 (13.87) 13.46 12.4–16.84 (14.21)
P2L 19.6–26.7 21.2–25.6 16.67–21.35 (18.86) 18.63 16.67–21.35 (18.86) 18.45 16.96–20.5 (18.92)
CL 14.1–20.8 14.7–19.9 13.23–16.38 (14.37) 14.22 13.23–16.38 (14.37) 14.23 13.34–16.37 (14.54)
As% HL: SNL 23.8–31.3 25.3–28.4 21.65–25.25 (23.5) 23.55 21.65–25.25 (23.5) 24.21 22.93–25.2 (23.93)
OD 10.9–17.2 12.7–20.4 13.0–23.6 11.56–15.58 (13.73) 13.42 11.63–15.58 (13.73) 11.56 11.84–15.41 (13.67)
UJL 30.3-58.9 35.0-40.4 26.7–31.7 (28.75) 27.67 26.7–31.7 (28.75) 30.63 26.94–31.47 (29.76)
LJL 46.8–57.1 48.6–54.3 26.91-36.77 (32.59) 31.15 26.91-36.77 (32.59) 32.61 30.21-35.9 (32.95)
IW 9.8–19.6 9.2–17.9 7.2–18.4 15.07–18.5 (16.51) 15.7 15.07–18.5 (16.51) 15.3 15.1–17.38 (16.27)
POL 52.6–66.7 54.4–63.5 51.4–61.6 59.3–66.21 (63.12) 62.9 60.2–66.21 (63.12) 68.68 59.3–66.12 (62.87)

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