Table 1 Morphological characters compared between the present specimen and previous studies on F. scriptissimus
Morphological characters | Present study | Jordon (1902) | Araga (1984) | Pietsch and Grobecker (1987) | Senou (2002) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total length (mm) | 350.0 (n = 1) | – | 350.0 (n = 1) | - (n = 5) | – |
Standard length (mm) | 291.0 | – | – | 99.0–280.0 | 280.0 |
Count | |||||
Dorsal fin rays (bifurcate rays) | 13 (7) | III-12 | III-13 | 13 (7–9) | 13 |
Pectoral fin rays | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Pelvic fins rays | I, 5 | – | 5 | 5 | I, 5 |
Anal fin rays | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Caudal fin rays | 9 | – | – | 9 | 9 |