Table 1. Comparison of the counts and measurements of Liparis punctulatus and other species in the genus Liparis

Characters Liparis punctulatus Liparis ochotensis Liparis tanakae Liparis tessellatus
Present study Tanaka (1916) Kido (1988) Present study Kido (1988) Kido (1988)
Registration number MABIK PI00049725 PKU 62615
Number of specimens 1 1
Standard length (mm) 30.9 - 21.0–83.0 59.4 99.0–474.0 79.0–211.0
Counts
Dorsal fin rays 32 - 31–33 44 42–44 45–48
Anal fin rays 26 - 25–28 37 34–35 37–40
Pectoral fin rays 33 - 29–33 40 39–45 35–40
As % of standard length
Head length 30.1 26.1 24.9–30.2 30.1 23.8–29.8 21.7–26.6
Body depth 23.0 26.7 20.4–30.1 19.7 21.6–27.8 16.8–26.5
Head width 19.1 - 19.4–26.1 14.8 18.0–25.4 14.2–17.7
Predorsal fin length 28.8 - 25.7–34.6 36 24.5–33.5 25.1–31.9
As % of head length
Snout length 35.5 36.4 33.2–39.4 27.9 38.3–47.5 33.5–41.1
Eye diameter 12.9 - 12.9–18.0 17.9 9.7–15.5 14.6–25.6
Interorbital width 38.7 - 36.9–44.1 17.9 43.4–54.1 44.5–52.5
Upper jaw length 40.9 - 34.8–46.6 46.9 43.6–57.3 35.5–45.9
Lower jaw length 45.2 - 32.6–45.9 40.8 38.5–50.4 45.9–60.8
Snout-to-disk length 50.5 - 47.6–71.0 61.5 40.8–62.0 53.1–68.0
Snout-to-anus length 118.3 - 116.3–136.1 133.5 120.3–135.8 130.2–174.2
Disk-to-anus length 12.9 - 12.3–42.8 40.8 31.9–55.2 39.1–85.7
Anus-to-anal fin length 35.5 - 32.3–68.5 30.2 14.6–30.0 14.4–35.4