Table 5: Meristic Data of seven meristic characters of A. baremoze, A. dentex, B. nurse, and B. macrolepidotus in Kreima using Kruskal-Wallis.

Meristic A. baremoze A.dentex B. nurse B. macrolepidotus P- value
Median Range Median Range Median Range Median Range
DFR 11 11 11 10-12 11 11-12 10 10-11 0.010
AFR 27 22-30 23 20-26 16 15-18 16 15-18 0.000
PFR 13 13-15 13 13-15 13 12-15 14 12-15 0.013
PVFR 9 9 9 9 9 9-10 9 9 0.520
LLS 47 44-51 46 42-50 29 27-32 24 23-23 0.000
SALL 8.5 8.5-9,5 8.5 7.5-9.5 5.5 5.5-6.5 4.5 4.5 0.000
SBLL 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.5-3.5 3.5 3.5 0.213