Table 3 Meristic characters considered
From: Mitochondrial and morphological variation of Tilapia zillii in Israel
Code | Meristic count |
|---|---|
LL1 | Number of scales along the upper lateral line |
LL2 | Number of scales along the lower lateral line |
TR1 | Number of scales between the dorsal fin and the upper lateral line |
TR2 | Number of scales between the upper and lower lateral line |
TR3 | Number of scales between the lower lateral line and the anal fin |
P | Number of rays in the pectoral fin |
Pbr | Number of branched rays in the pectoral fin |
V | Number of rays in the ventral fin |
Vbr | Number of branched rays in the ventral fin |
D | Number of rays in the dorsal fin |
Dbr | Number of branched rays in the dorsal fin |
DS | Number of spikes in the dorsal fin |
A | Number of rays in the anal fin |
Abr | Number of branched rays in the anal fin |
AS | Number of spikes in the anal fin |
C | Number of rays in the caudal fin |
Cbr | Number of branched rays in the caudal fin |
LPR | The position of the longest pectoral ray |
LVR | The position of the longest ventral ray |
LDR | The position of the longest dorsal ray |
LAR | The position of the longest anal ray |
GR | The number of gill rakers |