Table 1
Meristic counts of Hippocampus kuda, Hippocampus reidi, and their hybrid

Present study

Lourie et al. (2004)

Juvenile (offspring)

Adult (broodstock)

Adult

Hybrid (♂ H. kuda × ♀ H. reidi)

H. kuda

H. reidi

H. kuda

H. reidi

H. kuda

Number

133

77

2

5

39**

80**

Trunk ring

11

11

11

11

11

11

Tail ring

34–38 (36)

35–37 (36)

32

35–37

31–39 (35)

34–38 (36)

Dorsal fin ray

15–20 (17)

16–19 (17)

16–17

16–18

16–19 (17)

17–18

Pectoral fin ray

15–18 (16)

15–17 (16)

15–16

15–17

15–17 (16)

15–18 (16)

Anal fin ray

4

4

4

4

–

–

Eye spine*

2

1

2

1

1–2 (2)

0–1

Nose spine*

0

0

0

0

–

0

Cheek spine*

1

1

1

1

1–2 (2)

1–2