Table 2 Counts and measurements of Paratrisopterus caspius and selected related species
Paratrisopterus caspius (Bogatshov 1929) | Paratrisopterus kiplingi (Bogatshov 1929) | Paratrisopterus labiatus (Schubert 1906) | Gadiculus argenteus | Gadiculus jonas (d’Erasmo 1930) | Gadiculus kwitkae (Bogatshov, 1933) | ||||||||
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Holotype after Bogatshov (1929) | As Paratrisopterus avus in Fedotov (1971), after Prkofiev (2004) | As Gadus lanceolatus by Andjelković (1969) | As Properca sabbai by Andjelković (1969) | Range | |||||||||
HT PIN 3118/1 | PT PIN 2181/89 | AJ 25 | AJ 24 | AJ 26 | Rounded to nearest 1/2 decimal | From Landini and Sorbini (1999) | From X-rays and literature | After d’Erasmo (1930) and Carnevale (2006) | After Bogatshov (1933) | ||||
HT | |||||||||||||
SL (mm) | 57 | 35 | 60 | 56 | 21 | 14.5 | 60.6 | 38.5 | 195 | ||||
Meristics | |||||||||||||
Precaudal vertebrae | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10–11 | 9–10 | 9 | 12–13 | 10 | 8 | |
Total vertebrae | 42 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 39+ | 42–45 | 40–42 | 38 | 37–43 | 37–38 | 44 | |
D1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10? | 8–9 (10) | 8–9 | 7 | 8–13 | 6–7 | 10–11 | ||
D2 | 12–14 | 12 | 10+ | 12 | 7+ | 12–14 | 14–15 | 8+ | 10–16 | 8–12 | 12 | ||
D3 | 16–18 | 16 | 15–16 | 16 | 6+ | 15–16 | 17–18 | 17 | 11–17 | 12–17 | 16–18 | ||
A1 | 18–22 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 8+ | 18–24 | 22–25 | 18 | 11–18 | 13–15 | 25 | ||
A2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2+ | 16–18 | 20 | 17 | 12–17 | 15–17 | 18–19 | ||
Pectoral | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18–20 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 13 | ||||
Pelvic | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
Caudal | 36 | 36 | 36 | 24+ | 36 | 28 | 42 | 50+ | |||||
D1/VE | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 or 7 | 6–7 | 6 | 4–5 | 6 | 4–5 | ||||
D2/VE | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10–14 | 9–10 | 10 | 12 | 15–16 | 11–12 | ||
D3/VE | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23–27 | 20–23 | 21 | 23–24 | 22–23 | 22–23 | ||
VE/A1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8? | (7) 10–11 | 7–8 | 10 | 11–12 | 15–16 | |||
VE/A2 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23–28 | 21–22 | 21 | 23–25 | 22–23 | 22–23 | ||
Morphometrics (% of SL) | |||||||||||||
Head length | 35.0 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 30.5–35 | 30.8 | 27.0 | 27.0–28.5 | 29.5 | 30.4 | ||
Angle of mouth cleft | Low angle | 18° | 20° | 18–20° | 30° | 20°d | 55–60°° | 45–60°e | 45° | ||||
Body height | About 15 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 11–15 | 14.3c | 12.0 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 23.0 | |||
Orbit diameter | nm | 8.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 8–10.5b | 5.6 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | ||
Shape of parasphenoid | Straighta | ± Straight | ± Straight | ± Straight | Straightc | Straightd | Curved | Curvede | Slightly curvedf | ||||
1st + 2nd Pelvic fin rays | Longa | Short? | nv | Long | nv | nv | Long | Short | Short | Short | Short | nv | |
Pectoral length | 12.8 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | |||||||||
Predorsal 1 | 35.7 | 34.6 | 37.5 | 34.5–37.5 | 36.0 | 33.5–34.0 | 31.6 | 38.5 | |||||
Predorsal 2 | 48.6 | 50.0 | 49.5 | 48.5–50.0 | 49.5–51.5 | 53.8 | |||||||
Predorsal 3 | 68.6 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 68.5–71.0 | 73.073.5 | 74.3 | |||||||
Preanal 1 | 42.9 | 43.3 | 42.9 | 43.0–43.5 | 43.0 | 48.0 | 35.2 | 42.5 | |||||
Preanal 2 | 68.6 | 72.0 | 68.9 | 68.5–72.0 | 73.0–75.0 | 74.4 | |||||||
Base D1 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 8.5–12.5 | 6.0 | 12.0–12.5 | ||||||||
Base D2 | 14.6 | 10.2 | 10.0–14.5 | 10.0 | 15.0 | ||||||||
Base D3 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 14.0–15.0 | 21.0 | 15.5 | ||||||||
Base A1 | 21.3 | 26.4 | 21.5–26.5 | 23.0 | 19.0–21.0 | ||||||||
Base A2 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 14.5–15.5 | 18.0 | 12.5–14.5 | ||||||||
Distance D1—D2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0–6.0 | 3.9 | ||||||||
Distance D2—D3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 7.5–8.0 | 10.8 | ||||||||
Distance A1—A2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0–8.5 | 8.0 | ||||||||