Table 1 Counts and measurements of Palimphemus macropterygius and selected related species
Palimphemus anceps | Palimphemus macopterygius | ‘Gadus macropterygius’ from Azerbaijan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
After Carnevale et al. (2012) | Holotype of Morrhua lanceolata | Holotype of Morrhua macropterygia | Identified as Morrhua lanceolata | |||
NHMW* specimen 1975/1752/248 | CNHM 73 | CNHM 180 | CNHM 219 | CNHM range | After Bogatshov (1933) | |
SL (mm) | 115* | 59 | 94 | 60.5 | 54.4–118.0 | 83 |
Meristics | ||||||
Precaudal vertebrae | 18 | 16+ | 12 | 12 | 12–13 | 10 |
Total vertebrae | 45–46 | 46+ | 42 | 42 | 41–44 | 35 |
D1 | 10–12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | (5?) 7–8 | 8 (10?) |
D2 | 10–12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10–12 | >14 |
D3 | 17–21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14–17 | 20 |
A1 | 18–21 | 20 | – | 19 | 17–19 | 24 (22?) |
A2 | 18–19 | 20 | – | 14 | 14–17 | 20 (16?) |
Pectoral | 15–18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14–18 | 20 (>18) |
Pelvic | 6 | 7 | – | 5 | 5 | |
Caudal | 41–43 | 34+ | – | 32 | 32–38 | |
D1/VE | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
D2/VE | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10–11 | 9 or 10 |
D3/VE | 26 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20–23 | 22 |
VE/A1 | 12 | nm | – | 9 | 9–10 | 6 or 7 |
VE/A2 | 27 | nm | – | 23 | 22–25 | 22 or 23 |
Morphometrics (% of SL) | ||||||
Head length | 29.3* | 31.8 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 28.6–33.1 | 37.3 |
Pectoral length | 14.1 | 13.2 | 16.0–17.5 (21.2**) | 24.1 | ||
Predorsal 1 | 37.5* | 36.7 | 38.8 | 38.3 | 34.7–38.8 | 40*** |
Predorsal 2 | 52.1* | 49.8 | 51.6 | 50.6 | 48.0–51.6 | 53*** |
Predorsal 3 | 71.7* | 69.3 | 68.1 | 71.4 | 68.1–73.0 | 77*** |
Preanal 1 | 46.0* | 46.1 | – | 45.1 | 43.2–46.5 | 55*** |
Preanal 2 | 74.1* | 72.1 | – | 74.8 | 70.0–75.0 | |
Base D1 | 7.5* | 5.8 | 5.0–6.0 | |||
Base D2 | 10.3* | 11.1 | 11.1–12.5 (15.3**) | |||
Base D3 | 14.2* | 12.5 | 12.5–15.8 | |||
Base A1 | 23.7* | 26.0 | 21.0–28.0 | |||
Base A2 | 14.2* | 13.1 | (13.1) 16.0–17.8 | |||
Distance D1—D | 7.5* | 6.6 | 5.4–7.7 | |||
Distance D2—D3 | 9.0* | 9.6 | 8.0–9.6 | |||
Distance A1—A2 | 5.4* | 4.1 | 4.1–6.3 | |||