Table 3 Counts and measurements of Parasolea serbica
Meristics | Parasolea serbica n.gen | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CNHM 158 | CNHM 278 | RGF-AJ 32 | RGF-AJ 241 (HT) | |
SL (mm) | 52 | 54 | 16 | 80 |
HL (mm) | 12.3 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 27 |
Otolith | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Vertebrae | 8 + 27 = 35 | 8 + 28 = 36 | 8 + 25 = 33* | 8 + 27 = 35 |
abdominal vertebrae with parapophyses | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
D | 57 | 60 | 62 | 60 |
A | 48 | 45 | ||
P | 5 | 5 | 8 (?) | |
V | 4+ | 6 | ||
C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15+ |
B | 7 | 7 | ||
Dorsal pterygiophore formula** | [1] 1 – 3 – 1 | [1] 1 – 4 – 1 | [1] 1 – 3 – 1 | |
Anal pterygiophore formula*** | 1 – 5 – 2 | 1 – 5 – 2 | 1 – 4 – 2 | |
Morphometrics (% of SL) | ||||
Head length (HL) | 23.6 | 21.5 | 25.6 | 23.5 |
Max head height (HH) | 26.9 | 23.0 | 26.6 | |
HL:HH | HL < HH | HL < HH | HL ≪ HH | |
Max. body depth | 37.5 | 41.1 | 29.6 | |
Snout length | 2.0 | 3.5 | ||
Angle of mouth | nm | nm | nm | |
Mouth gape | 8.0 | |||
Orbit diameter | 2.8 | 4.5 | ||
Caudal peduncle depth | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 8.9 |
Longest dorsal-fin ray | 9.6 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 11.0 |
Longest anal-fin ray | 10.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | |
Pectoral length | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | |
Pelvic length | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||