Table 1 Comparison of counts of Psenes arafurensis among authors
From: New Korean record of the Banded Driftfish, Psenes arafurensis (PISCES: Nomeidae)
| Characters | Present study | Günther (1889) | Regan (1902) | Nakabo and Doiuchi (2013) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of specimens | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total length (mm) | 249.5–270.1 | 38.1 | - | |
| Fork length | 201.8–219.7 | - | - | - |
| Standard length | 184.8–199.0 | - | 30 | 150.0 |
| In % of standard length | ||||
| Head length | 30.5–33.3 | 37.5 | 40.0 | - |
| Body depth | 41.5–44.8 | 60.0 | 60.0 | - |
| Preanal length | 57.0–59.3 | - | - | - |
| Caudal peduncle length | 10.3–10.6 | - | - | - |
| Caudal peduncle depth | 4.5–4.9 | - | - | - |
| Eye diameter | 9.0–10.4 | - | - | - |
| % of head length | ||||
| Eye diameter | 28.8–31.2 | 40.0 | 37.5 | - |
| Snout length | 29.5–31.9 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - |
| Interorbital space | 37.6–41.9 | - | - | |
| Upper jaw length | 31.3–34.2 | - | - | - |
| Caudal peduncle depth | 13.4–15.5 | - | - | - |
| Meristic characters | ||||
| Dorsal fin rays | XI-I, 20–21 | VII ?, 20 | XI-I, 22 | X-XI-I-II, 19–21 |
| Anal fin rays | III, 21–22 | III, 22 | III, 22 | III, 20–21 |
| Pelvic fin rays | I, 5 | - | I, 5 | |
| Pectoral fin rays | 19–20 | - | - | 18–20 |
| Scales in lateral line | 46–48 | 47 | 47 3/20 | 44–45 |
| Gill rakers | 25–27 | - | - | |
| Vertebrae | 30–31 | - | 31 | - |