
TABLE 6. Selected measurement of comparative morphology of Otolithoides pama and O. biauritus. CharacteristicO. pamaO. biauritusHead regionConical snout and large terminal mouthFairly acute snout and large terminal mouthTeeth formationEnlarged in both jaws, with 1 or 2 pairs of canines in upper jawStrong and spaced in both jaws, no canine teethDorsal fin rays40–4527–32Caudal fin typesTapering PointedAcutely PointedLower gill rakers11 to 14, long slender10 to 11, shorterColorYellowish at finsDark brown at finsPectoral fin lengthLong, as long as /longer than headModerate, about ¾ of head length
Published as part of Hanafi, Norhafiz, Ilham-Norhakim, Mohd Lokman, Halim, Muhammad-Rasul Abdullah, Chang, Chih-Wei & Seah, Ying Giat, 2025, First specimen-based record and preliminary assessment of the fisheries status of Otolithoides pama (Hamilton, 1822) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Strait of Malacca, pp. 84 in Zootaxa 5738 (1) on page 84, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/19138134
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