Table 1 Total length of leptocephalus in four taxa. s.d. indicates standard deviation.

From: 18S rRNA gene sequences of leptocephalus gut contents, particulate organic matter, and biological oceanographic conditions in the western North Pacific

Taxon name

n

Min

Max

Mean

SD

Anguilla japonica

36

41.9

59.6

50.4

4.0

Anguilla marmorata

13

13.0

39.8

24.7

8.6

Gnathophis spp.

16

32.1

58.9

43.1

8.9

Serrivomeridae

10

22.2

41.0

32.6

6.8

Total

75

13.0

59.6

42.0

11.8

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