Table 2
Comparison of morphological characters between Lutjanus ophuysenii and Lutjanus vitta

Morphological characters

L. ophuysenii

L. vitta

Present study

Chyung (1977)

Iwatsuki et al. (1993)

Voucher number

PKU 13174

PKU 55759

Standard length (mm)

217.8

226.7

70.0–230.0

Counts

 Dorsal fin rays

X, 13

X, 13

X, 13

X, 12–13

 Anal fin rays

III, 8

III, 8

III, 7–8

III, 8

 Pectoral fin rays

16

15

16–17

16–17

 Lateral line scales

47

48

49–53

49–52

 Gill rakers

7 + 13

7 + 14

17–22

6–8 + 10–15

 Vertebrae

23

23