Table 1. Comparison of meristic and morphometric characters of Bathygobius cotticeps

	Present study (n = 1)	Steindachner (1879)	Akihito & Meguro (1980)	Hoese (1986)
Standard length (mm)	41.0	70.0	-	-
Meristic characters
Dorsal fin rays	VI–I, 9	VI–I, 9	VI–I, 9–10	VI–I, 9
Anal fin rays	I, 8	I, 91)	I, 8	I, 8
Pectoral fin rays	24	21–22	21–25	23–24
Free rays on pectoral fin	7	-	6, 7, 9	-
Branches on free rays	5–7	-	5–7	5–7
Longitudinal scales	38	33	35–46	35–38
Predorsal scales	23	-	21–32	21–32
Scales on cheek	Present	Present2)	Present	Present
Measurements in % of SL
Body depth	19.5	-	-	-
Body width	14.6	-	-	-
Head length	30.5	-	-	-
Predorsal length	35.1	-	-	-
Preanal length	60.7	-	-	-
Prepelvic length	31.7	-	-	-
Prepectoral length	29.3	-	-	-
Caudal peduncle length	20.7	-	-	-
Caudal peduncle depth	13.4	-	-	-
Measurements in % of HL		-	-	-
Snout length	23.2	-	-	-
Eye diameter	24.0	-	-	-
Interorbital width	12.0	-	-	-

It is considered a difference in measurement method (Hubbs et al. (2004) counts the last two rays as one).
Data from Akihito & Meguro (1980) which was written by measuring holotype.
SL, standard length; HL, head length.