Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

Worksheet - Comparison of Morphometric Characters

Comparison of Morphometric Characters of Species ________ and ________

#	Parameters	Range of overlapping ratio	Overlapping ratio	Range of extreme ratio	Extreme ratio	% of overlapping
1	Total Length
2	Fork Length
3	Snout Length
4	Head Length
5	Inter orbital Width
6	Depth D1-A1
7	Depth D2-A2
8	Upper jaw length
9	Base D2 fin
10	Dorsal fin Height
12	Base A2 fin
13	Anal fin Height
14	Pelvic fin Length
15	Pectoral fin length
16	Straight lateral line Length
17	Curved lateral line Length
18	Length from Snout to D1 fin
19	Length from Snout to D2 fin
20	Length from Snout to pelvic fin
21	Length from Snout to pectoral fin
22	Length from Snout to A2 fin
23	Depth of Caudal Peduncle