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Table 1 Mean morphological values. N: number of specimens; ♀: female; ♂: male

From: Etmopteridae bioluminescence: dorsal pattern specificity and aposematic use

Species

N

Total length (cm)

Fork length (cm)

Pre-caudal length (cm)

Weight (g)

Etmopterus spinax

25 ♀

46.3 ± 1.1

39.6 ± 1.1

35.6 ± 1.1

416.1 ± 23.8

6 ♂

40.0 ± 1.3

35.2 ± 1.3

31.3 ± 1.3

248.1 ± 34.2

Etmopterus molleri

15 ♀

42.7 ± 2.1

36.7 ± 1.9

33.9 ± 1.4

217.6 ± 43.1

9 ♂

40.1 ± 0.9

33.8 ± 0.9

31.6 ± 0.7

165.6 ± 17.2

Etmopterus splendidus

3 ♂

21.9 ± 1.6

19.6 ± 1.2

17.5 ± 0.9

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