BIOL 1300 SYSTEMATICS

Name: Angelika Joy Z. Lozano Date: June 04, 2022

Section: BS Bio 1-2 Score:____________

Activity 3: Fish Systematics

A. Illustration of a typical fish.

a. Morphometric parts
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b. Fish morphology and anatomy

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B. Classifying fish.

Table 1. Morphometrics of the sampled fish.

Mensural Characters
Pre- Pre- Pre- Pre- Pre-
Scientific Total Standard Head Eye Caudal
Family dorsal orbital pectoral pelvic Anal
name Length Length length diameter height
length length length length length
(TL) (SL) (HL) (ED) (CH)
(PDL) (POL) (PPL) (PPelL) (PAL)
Rastrelliger Scombridae 21 cm 17.9 cm 6.5 cm 5.1 cm 1.4 cm 1.5 cm 5.5 cm 6 cm 10.9 6 cm
brachysoma cm

Decapterus Carangidae 23.5 cm 20.3 cm 7.8 cm 4.9 cm 1.1 cm 1.5 cm 5.9 cm 6 cm 12.5 4.7 cm
macarellus cm
Caesio cuning Caesionidae 21.2 cm 17.5 cm 4.2 cm 4.2 cm 1 cm 1 cm 4.7 cm 5.3 cm 10.7 3.6 cm
cm
Scaptophagus Scaptophagidae 20.4 cm 16.3cm 4.3 cm 4.3 cm 1.5 cm 1.5 cm 4.4 cm 5 cm 8.4 cm 4.5 cm
argus

Table 1. cont…
Meristic Characters Qualitative Characters
No. of dorsal spines Tail shape Body shape
11 Forked Fusiform
9 Forked Compressed + elongated
10 Forked Fusiform
11 Truncated Compressiform
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a. Classification of the Fish

Rastrelliger brachysoma
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Teleostei
Order Perciformes
Family Scombridae
Genus Rastrelliger
Species Rastrelliger brachysoma
Decapterus macarellus
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Carangidae
Genus Decapterus
Species Decapterus macarellus
Caesio cuning
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Teleostei
Order Perciformes
Family Caesionidae
Genus Caesio
Species Caesio cuning
Scaptophagus argus
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scaptophagidae
Genus Scaptophagus
Species Scaptophagus argus
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Question to Answer:
1. Discuss the similarities and differences of you specimen.
The four species that was classified and measured are all safe and edible to eat. In
addition, Rastrelliger brachysoma, Decapterus macarellus, and Caesio cuning have similar tail
shape which is forked. However, Scaptophagus argus have truncated tail shape. Rastrelliger
brachysoma belong to the Scombridae family. Decapterus macarellus belong to the Carangidae
family. Caesio cuning belong to the Caesionidae family. Lastly, Scaptophagus argus belong to
the Scaptophagidae family.
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Photodocumentation

Whole photo of the Rastrelliger brachysoma

before measuring.

Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring

the total length. the standard length.
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Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring

the pre-dorsal length. the head length.

Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring

the eye diameter. the pre-orbital length.
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Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring

the pre-poctoral length. the pre-pelvic length.

Photo of Rastrelliger brachysomaI measuring Photo of Rastrelliger brachysoma measuring

the pre-anal length. the caudal length.
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Whole photo of the Decapterus macarellus

before measuring.

Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring

the total length. the standard length.
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Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring

the pre-dorsal length. the head length.

Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring

the eye diameter. the pre-orbital length.
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Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring

the pre-pectoral length. the pre-pelvic length.

Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring Photo of Decapterus macarellus measuring

the pre-anal length. the caudal height.
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Whole photo of the Caesio cuning

before measuring.

Photo of Caesio cuning measuring Photo of Caesio cuning

measuring
the total length. the standard length.
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Photo of Caesio cuning measuring Photo of Caesio cuning measuring

the pre-dorsal length. the head length.

Photo of Caesio cuning measuring Photo of Caesio cuning measuring

the eye diameter. the pre-otbital lengh.
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Photo of Caesio cuning measuring Photo of Caesio cuning measuring

the pre-pectoral length. the pre-pelvic length.

Photo of Caesio cuning measuring Photo of Caesio cuning measuring

the pre-anal length. the caudal height.
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Whole Photo of the Scaptophagus argus

before measuring.

Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring

the total length. the standard length.
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Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring

the pre-dorsal length. the head length.

Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring

the eye diameter. the pre-orbital length.
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Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring

the pre-pectoral length. the pre-pelvic length.

Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring Photo of Scaptophagus argus measuring

the pre-anal length. the caudal height.