Table 1 Comparison between the morphological traits of the genus Arothron in this study and previous studies

Standard length (SL, mm)

330

264–478

269–350

391–410

 Total length as % SL

121

118–125

–

–

 % in body depth

32

34–41

36.0 ± 4.6

48.7 ± 2.3

 % in head length

39

33–36

29.5 ± 0.9

30.8 ± 1.0

 % in predorsal length

80

73–81

69.9 ± 1.2

66.7 ± 1.3

 % in prepectoral length

44

34––40

–

–

 % in preanal length

86

72–82

75.0 ± 2.3

70.5 ± 1.3

 % in length of dorsal fin

17

16–19

20.3 ± 1.9

15.4 ± 1.1

 % in length of pectoral fin

13

13–16

14.6 ± 1.1

11.5 ± 0.7

 % in length of anal fin

14

15–17

–

–

 % in caudal peduncle depth

15

21–27

12.2 ± 1.8

14.1 ± 0.7

 % in preanus length

80

–

–

–

 % in dorso–caudal peduncle length

18

–

16.2 ± 0.7

20.5 ± 0.1

 % in ventro–caudal peduncle length

17

–

18.9 ± 1.2

21.5 ± 1.1

% in head length

 % in nasal length

35

–

–

–

 % in snout length

38

38–44

–

–

 % in eye diameter

27

30–36

–

–

 % in interorbital width

54

51–62

–

–

Counts

 Dorsal fin rays

10

10–11

14

11–12

 Pectoral fin rays

18

17–18

13–14

11

 Anal fin rays

10

10–11

15–16

18–19

 Caudal fin rays

11

10–11

–

–

 Vertebrae

18

–

20

18