Species Regions References   Vertebral column Caudal fin Dorsal Fin Anal Fin     Vertebra centra Urostyle Neural spine Haemal spine Dorsal Ribs Pleural Ribs Parapophyses Hypurals Parhypural Epurals Uroneurals Lepidotrichia Dermatotrichia Predorsal Hard Spines Proximal Pterygiophores Lepidotrichia Proximal Radial Distal Radial Hard Spines Lepidotrichia Proximal Radial Distal Radial   S. rivoliana 10+13 1+1 23 13 6+6 8+8 6 5 1 3 1+1 10+9 10+9 3 VII+I 7 30 / 34 30 / 34 30 / 34 II+I 19 / 21 19 / 22 19 / 22 Present Study S. dumerili 10+13 1+1 23 13 6+6 8+8 6 5 1 3 1+1 9+9 12+10 3 VII-VIII 8-Jul 31 / 34 35 32 III 19 / 21 20 / 23 20 / 23 [28] S. fasciata - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIII+I - 28 / 31 - - II+I 18 / 20 - - [60] C. crysos - 1+1 - - - - - 5 1 3 1+1 - - - - - - - - - - - - [44] S. fasciata - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIII+I - 28 / 31 - - II+I 18 / 20 - - [61] S. rivoliana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VII+I - 30 - - II+I 21 - - [62] S. rivoliana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VII+I - 32 - - II+I 22 - - [63] S. dumerili 10+13 1 22 13 - 8+8 - 5 1 3 1+1 9+7 12+11 3 VII-VIII 31 / 32 38 - II-III 20 21 - [27] S. lalandi - 1+1+1 - - - - - 5 1 4-Mar 1+1 - - - - - - - - - - - - [29] S. setapinnis 10+14 - 24 14 - - - 5 1 - - 9+8 5+6 - - - - - - - - - - [45] H. amblyrhynchus 10+14 - 24 14 - - - - - - - 9+9 8+8 - VII+I - 28 - - II+I 25 - - [55] T. japonicus 10+14 1 24 14 7+7 10+10 6 5 1 2 1 17 - 3 8 8 27 / 35 27 / 35 27 / 35 II+I 25 / 31 25 / 31 25 / 31 [43]

Table 2: Meristic counts in different carangid species. ( - ) no data; ( + ) and; ( / ) between.

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