TABLE 1 in Two new species of the codling fish genus Physiculus from Lakshadweep, India (Gadiformes: Moridae)

<p><b>TABLE 1.</b> Morphometric and meristic data of <i>Physiculus indicus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Physiculus lakshadeepa</i> sp. nov.</p><table><tbody><tr><th></th><th><i>P. indicus</i></th><th><i>P. lakshadeepa</i></th></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><th>Morphometric Measurement</th><td>Holotype</td><td>All types</td><td></td><td>Holotype</td><td>All types</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Total length (mm)</th><td>183</td><td>183 (149‒183)</td><td></td><td>192</td><td>192 (143‒224)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Standard length (mm)</th><td>162</td><td>16&shy;2 (128‒16&shy;2)</td><td></td><td>164</td><td>16&shy;4 (125‒183)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>First dorsal rays</th><td>9</td><td>9 (8‒9)</td><td></td><td>9</td><td>9 (8‒9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Second dorsal rays</th><td>57</td><td>57 (56&shy;‒6&shy;0)</td><td></td><td>59</td><td>59 (51‒59)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Pelvic soft rays</th><td>7</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Pectoral fin rays</th><td>22</td><td>22 (14‒22)</td><td></td><td>18</td><td>18 (14+‒18)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Caudal fin rays</th><td>19</td><td>19 (17‒24)</td><td></td><td>14</td><td>14 (14‒22)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Anal soft rays</th><td>60</td><td>6&shy;0 (55‒6&shy;0)</td><td></td><td>56</td><td>56&shy; (53‒59)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>scales in longitudinal series</th><td>96</td><td>96&shy; (90‒102)</td><td></td><td>90</td><td>90 (84‒95)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Scales between first dorsal-fin base and lateral line</th><td>7</td><td>7 (7‒8)</td><td></td><td>7</td><td>7 (6&shy;‒7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Gill rakers</th><td>4+9</td><td>13 (12‒13)</td><td></td><td>5+12</td><td>14 (14‒17)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Total vertebrae</th><td>52</td><td>52</td><td></td><td>49</td><td>49</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Precaudal vertebrae</th><td>12</td><td>12 (11‒12)</td><td></td><td>12</td><td>12 (11‒12)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Caudal vertebrae</th><td>40</td><td>40 (40‒41)</td><td></td><td>37</td><td>37 (37‒38)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>in % SL</th><td></td><td>Mean (Range)</td><td>SD</td><td></td><td>Mean (Range)</td><td>SD</td></tr><tr><th>Body depth</th><td>22.8</td><td>20.7 (18.0‒22.8)</td><td>1.8</td><td>21.5</td><td>20.2 (19.3‒21.5)</td><td>1.1</td></tr><tr><th>Caudal peduncle depth</th><td>1.8</td><td>2.1 (1.8‒2.5)</td><td>0.3</td><td>2.3</td><td>2.2 (1.5‒2.7)</td><td>0.6</td></tr><tr><th>Head length</th><td>25.1</td><td>25.7 (24.8‒27.7)</td><td>1.2</td><td>24.3</td><td>24.3 (23.0‒25.5)</td><td>1.3</td></tr><tr><th>Head width</th><td>18.4</td><td>18.0 (16&shy;.2‒19.8)</td><td>1.4</td><td>15.8</td><td>16&shy;.1 (15.8‒16&shy;.5)</td><td>0.4</td></tr><tr><th>Predorsal length</th><td>27.8</td><td>28 (26&shy;.1‒29.8)</td><td>1.3</td><td>29.1</td><td>29.3 (28.2‒30.5)</td><td>1.2</td></tr><tr><th>Pre-pectoral length</th><td>23.0</td><td>26&shy;.9 (23.0‒29.4)</td><td>2.6</td><td>26.7</td><td>28.1 (26&shy;.7‒30.5)</td><td>2.1</td></tr><tr><th>Pre-pelvic length</th><td>16.9</td><td>20.7 (16&shy;.9‒22.9)</td><td>2.3</td><td>21.1</td><td>19.8 (16&shy;.6&shy;‒21.6&shy;)</td><td>2.8</td></tr><tr><th>Pre-anal fin length</th><td>27.5</td><td>31.7 (27.5‒34.2)</td><td>2.5</td><td>32.6</td><td>32.4 (31.6&shy;‒33.2)</td><td>0.8</td></tr><tr><th>Pre anus length</th><td>21.6</td><td>27.4 (21.6&shy;‒30.4)</td><td>3.4</td><td>30.8</td><td>29.5 (26&shy;.9‒30.8)</td><td>2.2</td></tr><tr><th>First dorsal fin height</th><td>6.3</td><td>8.2 (6&shy;.3‒9.7)</td><td>1.5</td><td>9.6</td><td>9.4 (9.2‒9.6&shy;)</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><th>First dorsal fin base length</th><td>6.5</td><td>7.7 (6&shy;.5‒9.0)</td><td>0.9</td><td>6.5</td><td>6&shy;.8 (6&shy;.5‒7.1)</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><th>Pectoral fin length</th><td>17.8</td><td>18.4 (15.7‒20.8)</td><td>2.1</td><td>17.1</td><td>17.5 (16&shy;.9‒18.5)</td><td>0.9</td></tr><tr><th>Pelvic fin length</th><td>19.2</td><td>18.3 (17.0‒19.2)</td><td>1.2</td><td>21.5</td><td>20.2 (18.9‒21.5)</td><td>1.8</td></tr><tr><th>in % HL</th></tr><tr><th>Orbital diameter</th><td>22.2</td><td>22.9 (19.0‒25.8)</td><td>2.6</td><td>24.7</td><td>24.1 (19.1‒28.5)</td><td>4.7</td></tr><tr><th>Snout length</th><td>19.9</td><td>23.4 (19.9‒28.4)</td><td>3.5</td><td>24.7</td><td>25.3 (24.7‒25.9)</td><td>0.6</td></tr><tr><th>Maxilla length</th><td>51.8</td><td>48.8 (44.9‒51.8)</td><td>3.3</td><td>50.3</td><td>51.2 (48.3‒54.9)</td><td>3.4</td></tr><tr><th>Bony inter orbital width</th><td>31.8</td><td>29.8 (26&shy;.6&shy;‒34.1)</td><td>3.1</td><td>30.1</td><td>28.7 (25.4‒30.7)</td><td>2.9</td></tr><tr><th>Barbel length</th><td>4.7</td><td>6&shy;.1 (3.2‒8.9)</td><td>2.5</td><td>7.5</td><td>7.4 (3.2‒11.6&shy;)</td><td>4.2</td></tr><tr><th>First dorsal fin height</th><td>25.1</td><td>32.5 (25.1‒39.1)</td><td>5.8</td><td>62.8</td><td>57.2 (51.7‒6&shy;2.8)</td><td>7.8</td></tr><tr><th>Caudal peduncle length</th><td>8.8</td><td>9.4 (8.4‒10.3)</td><td>0.8</td><td>17.1</td><td>18.1 (17.1‒19.7)</td><td>1.4</td></tr><tr><th>%InV‒af</th></tr><tr><th>LoD</th><td>11.4</td><td>9.5 (6&shy;.4‒12.0)</td><td>2.9</td><td>6.0</td><td>7.6&shy; (6&shy;.0‒9.6&shy;)</td><td>1.8</td></tr><tr><th>InV‒Lo</th><td>22.6</td><td>23.3 (18.6&shy;‒29.0)</td><td>3.7</td><td>29.0</td><td>26&shy;.8 (24.4‒29.0)</td><td>2.3</td></tr><tr><th>Lo‒An</th><td>17.6</td><td>21.3 (17.6&shy;‒23.8)</td><td>2.9</td><td>22.6</td><td>19.7 (17.4‒22.6&shy;)</td><td>2.6</td></tr><tr><th>InV‒An</th><td>53.6</td><td>53.9 (50.6&shy;‒58.2)</td><td>3.5</td><td>58.2</td><td>51.4 (41.7‒58.2)</td><td>8.7</td></tr></tbody></table>